With the defeat Friday of the "John Doe" amendment by Senate Democrats they have once proven they are the party of useless litigation. Campaign donation records clearly show more trial attorneys donate to Democrat candidates than the GOP. And it shows clearly with this action. The vote was almost totally down party lines with the only defection being Snowe (R -ME).
The "Joe Doe" amendment would have provided legal protection for citizens like the people that reported the "Flying Imams" from being sued. The politics of this is maddening. Liberals would allow common U.S. citizens to be sued for doing what the government is telling them to do, "report suspicious acts to the authorities". Yet, scream to high heaven when one of their bureaucratic pundits entrenched in a government agency is chastised for leaking sensitive information to the New York Times. Oh the duplicity.
Personally, I could care less. If I see a clown, or clowns in the imam's case, acting suspcious they will get reported. If the ACLU would like to sue me then so be it. I'll just apply a simple equation my Daddy taught me; (t-b=n) ( t = turnip, b = blood, n = natta).
