Tuesday, February 12, 2008

FISA and the Lame Ass Democratic Senate

This is not strictly a Michigan issue except for the fact that some of our senior congressmen are standing up to the failure of the senate to stop warrantless wiretapping. As quoted yesterday in Glenn Greenwald's blog:

"A trio of Democratic House Committee Chairmen [Dingell, Markey and Stupak] are stepping up the fight against President Bush's surveillance bill this week, vowing to beat back a controversial proposal to grant retroactive amnesty to companies accused of illegally spying on Americans . . . circulating a letter urging their colleagues to stand firm and keep amnesty out of the final spying bill."

I trust Senators Levin and Stabinow will not join a dozen other Democratic senators voting today to give Bush and the telcos retroactive immunity. Nevertheless, it is going to pass, and it will then be up to the House to stop this travesty.

Michigan has some outstanding congressmen in senior positions and that is no small deal. Maybe the House can wag the Senate dog for a change.

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