The New Jersey delegation voted 7-6 for the FISA compromise, an affront to the U.S. Constitution. All six Republicans voted for the amendments, as did Democrat Albio Sires, who represents the 13th District.
Voting against: Rob Andrews, Donald Payne, Bill Pascrell, Steve Rothman, Frank Pallone and Rush Holt, who gave an impassioned speech against the bill (above). (Thanks to Blue Jersey for alerting me to the clip.)
Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.
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