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Did Bob Gammage Vote Against Wiretapping Warrants?
Sean-Paul Kelley | San Antonio | January 26

The Agonist - Did Bob Gammage, a candidate for Texas governor, vote to give any president the unfettered authority to invade innocent citizen's privacy? Did Bob Gammage vote against the original FISA bill? In conference no less? Did he vote against fundamental constitutional checks and balances? This document indicates that he did.

This is an absolutely essential debate that we must have in this country and in Texas: how much power is enough? And when are Democrats going to stop blowing with the political winds and stand up to the Republicans huffing and puffing? What it looks like here is that Bob Gammage is another one of those fair weather Democrats like Henry Cuellar (George Bush's best friend) who say they are Democrats but vote with Republicans. Sure, we need bipartisan cooperation in Austin. But no capitulation before we've even gotten there.

I want to make this clear that this is not an attack on Bob Gammage, I just want to know why he thought FISA was such a bad idea back then? And does he still stand by his vote?

As I said to a friend late last night, "this is a serious question. I know it's not going to make anyone happy--with me especially--but it's darned serious and important. I want to know where he stands." Gammage is free to sign up for a login like John Kerry or Ted Kennedy at Kos and explain why he voted the way he did to us. We encourage him to do so. We encourage open debate.

Update: This isn't just an issue here in Texas. It's an issue in Vermont. This should be an issue everywhere.