Filibuster Threatened Over Wiretap Law (Sen. Dodd)

Source: CBS News/AP

Senate Debates Competing BIlls Overseeing Surveillance Of Americans


(CBS/AP) A Senate filibuster is promised against a bill that would grant immunity from lawsuits against telecommunication companies that participated in the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens.

Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., reiterated his intent to block the Intelligence Committee's version of a renewed surveillance law known as FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) if it includes immunity, or if Sen. Patrick Leahy's amendment to strip immunity from the bill fails to pass.

The bill is S.2248. There is a competing FISA bill from the Judiciary Committee which does not grant immunity.

"Few things are more detrimental to this country than the erosion of and attack on the civil liberties we enjoy," he said. "This isn't a Democratic issue or a Republican issue; this is an American issue.

"If after debate, the Senate appears ready to pass legislation granting telecom providers retroactive immunity I will use any and all legislative tools at my disposal, including a filibuster, to prevent this deeply flawed bill from becoming law.

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Isn't it strange that all we hear about in the media is Hillary and Barack, yet it's been people like Dodd and Kucinich that have really stood up for us the most, and they've been there for us when we needed them the most.

If this isn't proof that we're electing the wrong people to top offices, I don't know what is. :shrug:

or is he just an attention hog? how will the MSM who claimed it was just for attention to his presidential bid as to why he took that position which HAS NOT FUKCING CHANGED SINCE HE QUIT HIS BID?

I wonder where these 3 will end up on this issue.

How about Kooch?

Who will stand with Chris Dodd? This means a lot.

Edwards is no longer a senator, but he's going to have to stand up and comment at the very least.

I'll be calling Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, John Conyers, John Dingell, count on that.

Let's hope 40 others will support him.