Richardson Wants to Overhaul Patriot Act

Source: wpost



Richardson Wants to Overhaul Patriot Act

CHICAGO, Jul 15, 2007 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson told a group of trial lawyers Sunday that his Justice Department would be free of White House influence when it prosecutes cases.

"I will appoint someone who I will direct and say: 'You will be an attorney general for the people. I don't want to even see you talking to the political arm of the White House staff,'" said Richardson, taking a swipe at President Bush's embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a former White House counsel.
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On Sunday, Richardson pledged that if elected, he would seek to overhaul the Patriot Act, the law pushed by Bush to expand law enforcement authority in the name of fighting terrorism.

Richardson also gave a near-failing grade to a Supreme Court that has veered to the right following the confirmation of two Bush appointees to the court, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito.

"No. 1., we will not eavesdrop on our citizens without a court order," he said.

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I have not heard a word about PA during this campaign yet------He has my vote!

this guy. He has all the ingredients and he would be my first choice. I am so amazed he is not in the top tier.

Gore/Richardson 2008!

or ...

Richardson/Kucinich :D

:dem: :kick:

I was not aware of this. When/what did he say that denigrates gay people?

Sorry to read this; must rethink. :evilfrown:

and Richardson has done alot to keep a certain State Senator for appearing at votes where he votes against Gays.
Richardson has worked with Equality NM to do all possible to pass pro-LGBT legislation.

And re label it the Fascist Traitor act on the way out.

But at least this is a start to getting it repealed. We need to get rid of all of these criminal laws!

:kick:

And then Richardson fudged the recount, in a state that narrowly went to Bush.

Fuck him. He's worse than Hillary.

New Mexico banned the use of DREs across the state after their disastrous experience with Sequoia touch-screen voting machines during the 2004 Presidential Election. They now require a paper ballot for every vote cast statewide.

As he signed the bill which banned DREs into law in early 2006, New Mexico's Gov. Bill Richardson wrote a letter to Election Officials in all 50 states, warning that while "some believe that computer touch screen machines are the future of electoral systems...the technology simply fails to pass the test of reliability."
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4193

This is good news. The fastest way to begin election reform. Paper ballots.
My scorecard tells me that makes him MORE trustworthy.

At least that's a start! ;)

I won't vote for a candidate that won't rip THAT fascist piece of crap out by the roots. :grr:

We're gonna need one.

:evilgrin:

damn thing!