Feingold gets FISA Delayed!

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Thursday June 26, 2008 · 12:24 PM PDT

2008/06/26 · 12:24

Props to Mike Stark for this.
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On a related note, during my drive home I was listening to Randi Rhodes talk with Jonathan Alter about FISA. He thinks the Democrats should let this bill pass, and should vow to change it immediately in January. Something about how the current situation allows Bush to do the warrantless wiretaps without ever going to court, and at least if this FISA bill passes, the courts will again be involved. Additionally, he said that while he doesn't at all support the FISA bill, Sen. Feingold's fillabuster plan isn't better because it proposes nothing instead of a different bill.

Just a thought, maybe now that they've got a few extra days to figure it out, the 15 Senators with half a brain and heart can draft an alternative. At the very least, they ought to be able to get the immunity to be a separate vote.

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Delaying the vote is

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Delaying the vote is

good. Maybe more than 15 m-fing Senators will read the bill during the recess.

1655 votes

bad. May as well get the vote over with.

93 votes

really good! Now we can keep slamming Obama camp's phone/mailbox with objections and maybe he'll keep his word.

826 votes

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