(D) Feingold vs (R) Brownback

[Brandon H]

Brownback is one of my favorite Senators. However, I do like Feingold for the fact that he voted against the Patriot Act. (I think it was 99-1 in the Senate with him as the single no vote.)

I'm a right winger and for the most part am against the Patriot Act. (It's mostly neo-cons who favor it while paleo-cons oppose it.) I do have a compromise though- the Patriot Act would only apply to non-U.S. citizens. U.S. Citizens rights are protected by the Constitution and non-U.S. citizens are far more likely than U.S. citizens to commit acts of terror. (Unfortunately there will always be Timmy McVeigh types out there.)

Whether or not voting against the Patriot Act helps or hurts Feingold depends on his ability to get his message out (as well as the media's willingness to cover it fairly).