caia ([info]thisficklemob) wrote in [info]liberalrage,
@ 2007-10-18 16:31:00
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Entry tags:congress, constitution, democrats:chris dodd

Here's one you may not have been following...
... but it's important, and a battle most Dems aren't fighting, unlike SCHIP.

Back in August, Congress passed an extension/expansion of FISA that gave Bush broader spying powers (possibly because he scared them with a bogus threat on Capital Hill), but that wasn't enough for Bush. He... and his enablers... have been pushing for retroactive immunity for the telecoms who broke the law (or, let's be real, the Constitution) in turning over Americans' records without warrants.

And it was looking sure to pass, too, but today Christopher Dodd said "No" and put a hold on this awful bill.

Thank you, sir.

ETA: Harry Reid is gonna bypass Dodd's hold. Dude, wtf? Could it be the money Reid gets from AT&T? (I'm getting all this from FDL, which is all over this story.)


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[info]asaresquares
2007-10-18 10:23 pm UTC (link)
Hah, Dodd, you so random, but you so cool. Thanks, bud.

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[info]thisficklemob
2007-10-18 10:57 pm UTC (link)
I know. It's like, way to make me wish you were a front-runner!

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[info]txvoodoo
2007-10-19 01:59 am UTC (link)
Yay!

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[info]thisficklemob
2007-10-19 02:38 am UTC (link)
Or, uh, not. See the edit. :(

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[info]txvoodoo
2007-10-19 02:43 am UTC (link)
oh FUCK

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[info]thisficklemob
2007-10-19 03:04 am UTC (link)
Makes me think the children's healthcare stuff is half marketing. Like, it's terrible PR for Republicans, and good for Dems, and I'm thumbs up to both, but then they just... screw us on the things they don't think we care about or that won't get much notice.

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