Above is an artifact that should go into the Library of Congress/National Archives. It is evidence that in 2008 there remains at least one human in Congress who understands what is at stake in the conniving disingenuous warrantless spying and telecommunications immunity bill that the President and his cronies are salivating over and that the Senate served up this past week for the House to pass. This mere YouTube is evidence that Rep. Rush Holt not only understands what’s at stake but can articulate it and— here’s the main thing— isn’t afraid to do so, isn’t intimidated into believing that his New Jersey constituents will think he’s a coward and an aider and abettor of terrorism for voicing his informed dissent. He knows that every single thing the Bush Administration and its myopic yes men— in Congress, in the press, on the internets— have said about this bill is a lie.

It will be either an artifact of a hero movement that stopped the madness or it will be an artifact of a valiant lost cause.

Note: Seeing that the “watchdog” press is worse than useless, can we maybe get the global Anonymous Movement on board to help Rush Holt fight this battle, please? Anybody? You guys listening? How about you, reader? You can get your House Rep’s number and some talking points here.

Tags: fisa, rush holt, telecom immunity, warrantless spying