Swarthmore’s Representative Joe Sestak’s opponent in the upcoming election is starting to make noise:
Craig Williams, a Republican running for Congress against incumbent Joe Sestak (D-Pennsylvania), criticized the incumbent Thursday for opposing permanent extension of a law allowing warrantless wiretapping of perceived terrorist communications overseas…
Mr. Williams, a former federal prosecutor and Marine combat veteran from Concord Township, lamented that the House’s actions resulted in failure to renew legislation that he deems important to the tracking of radical Islamic terrorists.
“There was a bipartisan majority ready to pass the act and, through procedural mechanisms, the Democrats refused to let it even come to a vote,” he said. “It’s just not acceptable government.”
It goes without saying that Sestak made the right call by voting against this bill. The bill grants immunity to the telecommunications companies, which makes impossible any future investigation into camp Bush’s wiretapping habits. It was nice to see the House Dems show some spine where their colleagues in the Senate failed to do so.
Sestak is a fund raising dynamo, which gives him an advantage. Of course, our district is very swingy, so his seat is by no means safe. He’ll hold onto his seat if we work for it.
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