Senate Panel To Delay Vote On Telecom Immunity Issue

spotbird

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Wed Nov-07-07 06:58 PM
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Senate Panel To Delay Vote On Telecom Immunity Issue

Source: CNN Money

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Senate Judiciary Committee won't decide whether to offer telephone companies immunity for their alleged participation in a warrantless government wiretapping program until next week, a spokeswoman for the panel said.

A planned mark-up of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will now be split into two parts, the spokeswoman said.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200711071756DOWJONESDJONLINE001075_FORTUNE5.htm

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peacebird

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Wed Nov-07-07 07:01 PM
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1. keep on the pressure folks! Keep on the pressure and we might get the Senate to do the right thing

for a change.

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robinlynne

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Wed Nov-07-07 07:15 PM
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2. Meanwhile, the subject of blanket warrants has disappeared from the media...

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katty

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Wed Nov-07-07 07:25 PM
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3. Orwell speaks...delay the 'cave in'

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Kolesar

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Wed Nov-07-07 09:18 PM
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5. Oh, poo, poo pitiful sad you

:cry:

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rcsl1998

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Wed Nov-07-07 08:36 PM
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4. How Is Retroactive Immunity Even Remotely Legal?

...oops, silly me, I forgot...

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KAZ

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Wed Nov-07-07 09:28 PM
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6. Interesting point! Since these are civil suits, congress...

.. would be removing a previously held right to sue, post facto. Would have been a good debate, in "the old country".

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Supersedeas

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Thu Nov-08-07 08:37 AM
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7. i guess the hold has been overcome....hmmm

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gtar100

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Thu Nov-08-07 09:12 AM
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8. Common tactic - Too hot to handle now, wait awhile and slip it through

Edited on Thu Nov-08-07 09:12 AM by gtar100

This is getting sad. Our supposed "lawmakers" must be given stupid pills once they get to office (there are the few who refuse to take them, of course). Stupid pills == PAC money.

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