LOL.....now this is one that really belongs in Tilted Paranoid .
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should Pelosi appoint Hastings?
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BTW, Pelosi doesnt appoint anyone as chair. The committee chairs will be elected by the Dem caucus. It is generally pro forma, with the most senior member being elected as chair. Jane Harmon, the sr Dem on the committee, has said she does not intend to seek the chairmanship. And, while Hastings' past record is irrefutable, he has done his homework on the current state of US intelligence.
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With the serious international security challenges faced by Americans, the last thing we need is more bitter partisanship
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which is exactly what this article does.
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In the 109th Congress alone, Mr. Hastings voted consistently against key counterterrorism tools, including the Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act, the Intelligence and Law Enforcement Resolution, and the USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act.
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Hastings and many Dems voted against these bills because they cede power to the executive branch which is beyond what they believe is Constitutional.
You may not agree, and would rather call it "soft on terrorism", but many Americans hold the same view as Hastings.