More Obama Substance - A Card Carrying Civil Libertarian

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Another in the huge list of subtance and principles for Obama - but also again highlights senaor Clintons willingness
to side with the repubicans, and total lack of principle, if she calculates some political gain:

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Mr. Obama made his name in the Illinois Legislature by championing historic civil liberties reforms, like the mandatory recording of all interrogations and confessions in capital cases. Although prosecutors, the police, the Democratic governor and even some death penalty advocates were initially opposed to the bill, Mr. Obama won them over. The reform passed unanimously, and it has been adopted by four other states and the District of Columbia.

In the Senate, Mr. Obama distinguished himself by making civil liberties one of his legislative priorities. He co-sponsored a bipartisan reform bill that would have cured the worst excesses of the Patriot Act by meaningfully tightening the standards for warrantless surveillance. Once again, he helped encourage a coalition of civil-libertarian liberals and libertarian conservatives. The effort failed when Hillary Clinton joined 13 other Democrats in supporting a Republican motion to cut off debate on amendments to the Patriot Act.

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Full article from New York Times...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/opinion/01rosen.html?ex=1205038800&en=b34125e4b337cc2c&ei=5070&emc=eta1