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Re: [privacy] Dodd Filibuster Threat Wins - Spying Bill Postponed to Next Year
From: "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:15:11 -0500
On Dec 17, 2007 8:57 PM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Via Threat Level. [snip] Connecticut senator Christopher Dodd's threatened filibuster of a bill giving immunity to telecoms that helped the government spy on Americans unexpectedly carried the day Monday, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decided to postpone the vote on the measure until after the winter break. The announcement was an unexpected victory for civil liberties groups, whose anti-immunity fortunes looked grim this morning as the Senate looked primed to pass an expansive spying bill that would free telecoms like AT&T and Verizon from privacy lawsuits. Dodd showed his moxie and determination all day, as he held the floor for long stretches, railing against an administration-backed bill that would have freed telecoms from 40-odd lawsuits pending against them in federal court.
How is postponing the inevitable a victory? I guess you can take what you can get when you have control of both majorities and still want to convince the public you are doing something.. _______________________________________________ privacy mailing list privacy () whitestar linuxbox org http://www.whitestar.linuxbox.org/mailman/listinfo/privacy
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- [privacy] Dodd Filibuster Threat Wins - Spying Bill Postponed to Next Year Paul Ferguson (Dec 17)
- Re: [privacy] Dodd Filibuster Threat Wins - Spying Bill Postponed to Next Year Dude VanWinkle (Dec 19)