Chris Dodd for President

Bravo Senator Dodd - and the whole Dodd team that made this happen!

So nice to have a good news day!

Thank you, Senator, for taking a stand today and on this critical issue in general. I am shocked that any lawmaker would consider what is clearly a suspension of the constitution.

We need better leadership in congress. It shouldn't have had to come to this. You showed great leadership when nobody else would stand up for us. A sincere thank you is in order.

Keep up the great work!

Senator Dodd, you were simply great. You were right on with your arguments and looked as if you could have easily stood there for another 5 days straight. You demonstrated to everyone what a leader sounds and looks like.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Anna

Thank-you Senator Dodd. You rule! Thanks to you, I have a little hope for my country. Your opening speech was so moving. I am proud to have been a part of this and will continue to support your efforts to defend our constitution.

Senator Dodd - thanks again for the exceptional leadership that you've shown on this issue since the beginning. Yours is a brand of leadership that is sorely lacking in our country. Hopefully it will inspire others.

It was very interesting to note who was there in the trenches today fighting for the Constitution and the Rule of Law and who was sitting on the sidelines.

Thanks for taking time out of your busy campaign schedule to fight the good fight!

A sudden and unexpected victory -- temporary, yes, but a victory nevertheless. The more joyful for being so unhoped for!! Thank you, Chris Dodd!!

thanks so much, Senator Dodd. you gave many some needed hope today.

Amazing!

Thank you, Senator Dodd.

The last time I checked the status on the filibuster was at work, and the few updates I saw were not terribly inspiring. I applaud you, and Sens. Feingold and Kennedy, for standing up for the Rule of Law and the Constitution.

Thank you and congratulations Senator Dodd! You did the Democrats proud today. Too bad there aren't more like you.

Fantastic. When I saw that both of my home state senators voted against Sen. Dodd, I was profoundly disappointed. Neither of them (Warner-R-Va., Webb-D-Va.) will ever have my support again.

Thank you Senator Dodd.
I came right here from FDL, and it is nice to see them get a tip of the hat.
Enjoy my contribution while I go to work on Senator Feinstein.

THANK YOU!

SEN. DODD BRAVISSIMO!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you man. You are a TRUE AND RARE PATRIOT>> You are a leader with integrity.. we need more of you............... Bush /Cheney are criminals and without conscience.. Next , supeonas and indictment!!!!!!!!!!
Sincerely

JM NYC

Thank you, Senator.

This is indeed what leadership means.
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BRAVO! What can the rest of us do to kick the fight back into the rest of our Democratic members of the House and Senate? We need leadership with integrity like yours. Why don't they believe we *will* stand and support them when they hit by the ludicrous GOP smear machine? Thank you, Senator Dodd! I wish you lived in California.

Although the fight is far from over, I think we can all agree that this was a victory! Thank you, Senator Dodd, for your leadership and for fighting for the Constitution. It's great to see that others think of the Constitution as something other than a "GD piece of paper"! We'll keep up the fight. Know that you have our support!

Senator Dodd, Today you showed the world what a Democrat should look like. Your articulate, rational discussion on the Senate floor today took my breath. Nothing in the world compares to reason and truth spoken from a position of strength. Thank you, Senator. Maybe your courage will rub off on some of our other "representatives." Thanks to Senator Feingold too. His words are always rational in an otherwise wonderland-like forum.

One only had to watch you on C-Span to see what true leadership and commitment are. Thank you!

Thank You Senator Dodd!

Bless you Senator Dodd!!! You have proven that you are one of the few elected official who deserves or even understands the office s/he holds.

It is crazy-making to watch corrupt politicians wiping their feet on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights for which so many have died.

Bless you for your courage and conviction. You have my undying gratitude!!!

You are a statesman. I watched as you fought hard for our rights. It was heartfelt to know someone was willing to stand up for freedom. Thank you very much Senator Dodd.

Senator, I was in tears as I read the speech you made from the floor of the Senate today. Finally, someone was saying publically and eloquently what so many of us have felt for so long. You were fearless, and for the first time in a long time you made be proud to be an American again. The repetition of your oath of office was particularly moving. Thank you.

I am a Biden supporter but I wanted to stop by to express my sincere appreciation for Senator Dodd's truly remarkable performance today on the floor of the Senate. His arguments were clear, to the point, and they were presented with such power that I almost felt sorry for the GOP . . . I said "almost."

Many, many kudos to you, Sen. Dodd! During the delay you have won, I intend to keep phoning the do-nothing Senators in Washington who SHOULD have had your back today, and did not. I will be letting certain Presidential candidates know that they have lost my vote. I will be letting my Senators know that I will be voting them out of office the very first chance I get. I will be thanking Sen. Feingold for supporting you. And I will be saving my nickels and dimes so that I can continue to support your campaign.

You have heartened us all today, sir.

Thank you Senator Dodd. It is so refreshing to see true leadership in action. Keep up the fight.

That was beautiful. Simply Beautiful. Thank you so much Senator. Today you made me prouder to be an American than I've felt in nearly a decade. You were fantastic.

What a Patriot you are! Our nation's Founders would be damn proud to know you sir. Damn proud indeed.

Thank you from the bottom of my poor, inspired, student heart. I wish I was able to contribute to your candidacy with a donation, but for now, just know that there are many of us out there that have profound respect for what you accomplished. Thank you thank you thank you!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! It is so good to see real leadership again and have my dark cloud of pessimism about the direction of our nation lifted a bit. I gave my first political contribution to your campaign earlier today and now feel it was the wisest possible donation I've ever given. You've proven that "We the People" are still considered important in this country... at least by some of our elected officials.

Thank you.

I was beginning to think the days of the US Republic were over.
Thank you!
Maybe we can keep it for awhile longer.

Finally, a Democrat with some integrity. Thank you Sen. Dodd. The nation owes you a large amount of kudos for what you have done. I am also proud of my home state Sen. Wyden for standing up to the dimwit Reid and his friend Bush. Thank you, thank you.

Thank you so much Senator Dodd for being a true leader. Please continue to fight for the Constitution and the rule of law for "we the people."

Thank you, and please continue to press this issue. If the United States sets a precedent for retroactive immunity for private sector firms that violate constitutionally-based laws under government pressure, it will destroy any legal foundation for private sector-based privacy management solutions. That foundation must remain strong. There are frequently good reasons for covert surveillance, but we need strong oversight and legal warrants to legitimize such activity. If the current processes to obtain such warrants are unnecessarily burdensome and time-consuming, then we need to explore ways of solving that problem using information technology solutions.

Forgot to mention - let's remind Hillary, Barack and all the other "front-runners" that real leadership is not shown in massive fundraisers, celebrity endorsements or test-marketed speeches but in standing up for principles and making a difference as you have shown. Let their absence in this important chapter of American democracy be known to all.

You Senator Dodd are the true MAJORITY LEADER of the Senate. What you did today on behalf of the American people, along with the inspirational Senator Feingold and other true patriots was truly inspirational.

Time after time the majority of America has watched in shock and dismay as the country is held hostage by a radical minority, from endless spending on infinite war, to compromising the essence of what it means to be Americans.

You know that something is very wrong when the Majority Leader time and time again is calling up legislation to the Senate floor that has significantly more support form the likes of Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer and Sean Hannity than it does from the American people.

The time to compromise American civil rights, not to mention our national safety and security, all in order to protect the most corrupt and despised administration in the history of this country is OVER. Protecting the large telecoms who aided and abetted the current administration in breaking the law for years is UNACCEPTABLE. And you stood up for us when we feared no one would.

You have showed true leadership. You should be Majority Leader. Senator Reid seems like a decent man, but he is constantly acting contrary to the will of the American people and our CONSTITUTION.

Senator Dodd for MAJORITY LEADER!

Senator Dodd,

You and Senator Feingold served our country today in a way that has happened too infrequently in the past 20 years, and America should be very proud of you and indebted to you for standing true to your convictions.

I have been personally trying to become employed for ten months - Bushco's "robust economy" is just another pack of lies - but with your actions today I found myself contributing to your campaign because it is rare in our country today to find a statesman that places principles above personal gain.

Clinton and Obama talk a good talk, but apparently their priorities today were to be out campaigning and not being present in the Senate to back their words with actual actions.

In Minnesota we expect "Bush's lap dog" (aka Norm Coleman) to back everything Bush and Cheney do regardless of its legality, but now I find that our junior senator, Amy Klobuchar consistently follows the path of her fellow senior senator - I guess she's another one of those politicians that's too busy listening to her "consultants" to bother paying attention to the Constitution or the wishes of her constituency (although maybe she believes that big $$$ from telecoms is her constituency).

Keep strong and know that there are many Americans supporting both your fight to protect the Constitution and supporting your presidential campaign.

Thank you for your wisdom, courage and leadership in defense of our Constitution. Our true security comes to us through this extraordinary, cherished document.

Dear Senator Dodd!!

You are a true hero of the Constitution today! You are an inspiration to someone like myself who had grown cynical of all politicians. If you were the Senate Majority Leader I'm sure instead of 200 billion more for an unending war in Iraq, we would have been bringing our troops home by now to celebrate Christmas safe and alive with their families!

Senator Dodd, once again thank you for your courage and willingness to stick your neck out for our freedoms as Americans! If you're name is on the ballot in Michigan I will proudly cast my vote for you!

Thank you for standing up to fascism Mr. Dodd. It is time we take our country back!

Countdown with Keith Oberman also had the FISA story on his show, at Number 3:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/211345401/vp/22303557#22303557.

Thank you and your Spine Senator Dodd!

Please cement your victory by bringing attention to the obvious fact that the telecoms and their legal departments knew, or should have known, that what they were doing was and is illegal. Given that Qwest and others refused to cooperate "full heartedly" shows that the administration's orders were legally questionable. The defense of "we were only following orders" should not be any more valid in the here and now than is was at the Nuremberg trials.

When the debate resumes, I encourage Senator Dodd to pose the question to Republicans: knowing how Senator Dodd interprets the language of the legislation, do they really want President Dodd to have the authority provided in the Intel Committee bill?

The Republicans disingenuously persist on denying the threats to innocent citizens which the intel bill allows, but given the abundant evidence of criminal misconduct perpetrated by so many Republican legislators, do they really want a President Dodd to have the authority to fight crime by spying on them, their staffs, their family and friends, with no warrant?

The Republicans should be informed in no uncertain terms that if they insist on giving President Dodd the authority provided in the Intel Committee bill, he will not hesitate to use it to fight all manner of crime guided by his understanding of the legislation. And so Republicans should be careful what they wish for.

Today you have demonstrated real leadership. Thank you for upholding your oath to this Constitution.Keep fighting and we progressives will have your back.

Senator Dodd,

Thank you for extraordinary courage and words in support of the American Constitution and the rule of law. You were truly an inspiration, as were Senators Feingold and Kennedy.

Harry Reid has just lost his job as majority leader ... it's only a matter of time before he steps aside in the realization that you cannot say you don't support immunity for the telecoms and then act in a totally contradictory way. We need more/better leadership in both the senate and the house and hopefully your accomplishment will show the chicken hearted that the American people do care about privacy, the 4th amendment, justice.

I plan to continue to lobby my two senators on FISA in the next month as well as others. But I really feel the push to push out the current democratic leaders and replace them with leaders who care deeply about the constitution and the rule of law is equally important.

There hasn't been a really good day on the law abiding front in America in a very long time but today was such a day thanks to you. And I will vote for you for president too.

Just wanted to say thanks from Ohio. If there is a "need" for domestic spying, then there needs to be a great deal of oversight - I feel you've done an exemplary job of ensuring this, and not just letting everyone involved get away scott free. Reading the story on the Huffington Post brought a smile to my face.