Conn. Republican Lies To Claim Democratic Opponent Is "Wrong On Security"

[JABBS]

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The ad in question is from Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT), who is running against state Senator Chris Muprhy.

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The ad says: Should the government intercept that call or wait until the paperwork is filed? Nancy Johnson says: ‘Act immediately. Lives may be at stake.’ Liberal Chris Murphy says: ‘No. Apply for a court warrant even if valuable time is lost.

But Murphy in truth just wants the government to follow FISA, which allows a warrant to be issued 72 hours after the fact.

[truckin]

1. Here is my LTTE emailed to the Danbury News-Times last

Friday. It has not yet been published.

Johnson’s Ad is Blatantly Misleading

In a recent Nancy Johnson campaign ad, that was noted in The News-Times on 9/13/06, an announcer states the following false choices:

“A call is placed from New York to a known terrorist in Pakistan. A terrorist plot may be unfolding. Should the government intercept that call or wait until the paperwork is filed?”

The reality is that the call can be intercepted immediately and “paperwork” can be filed with the FISA court for up to 72 hours after the surveillance takes place. This enables the government to protect us by acting when they need to while allowing the FISA court to provide oversight so these powers are not abused.

Why is Nancy Johnson deceiving us with these false choices in her campaign ad? This is a dishonest attempt to scare Connecticut voters into voting for her. We do not need another deceptive politician in Washington and Johnson should be ashamed of this ad.

President Bush believes that he should not have to comply with this law and there should be no oversight over his actions. Apparently, Nancy Johnson agrees with the President and believes that our government should not be accountable to anyone when they listen to our calls.

Chris Murphy is a politician with integrity. He believes that the President should comply with the current law that allows the government to intercept calls when they need to but report to the FISA court after the surveillance of U.S. citizens has taken place. Murphy will not be a rubber stamp for the President’s failed and illegal policies and will support legislation that benefits the citizens of Connecticut. Please vote for Chris Murphy this November to hold the President accountable and help bring badly needed, positive change to our federal government.

[JABBS]

2. bravo

[JerseygirlCT]

4. Great letter! nt

[JerseygirlCT]

3. That ad is HORRIBLE and pure speculation at best, as

Chris has never held a position in which he'd vote on those issues.

I think and hope that it will backfire on her. A lot of her success has been her image as a nice person. These are not the ads of a nice person. These are the ads of a very scared person.