Bush Admin Plan To Broaden Wiretapping Powers Gains Victory In Senate

New York Times:

A White House plan to broaden the National Security Agency's wiretapping powers won a key procedural victory in the Senate on Thursday, as backers defeated a more restrictive plan by Senate Democrats that would have imposed more court oversight on government spying.

The vote moves the Bush administration a step closer toward the twin goals it has pursued for months: strengthening the N.S.A.'s ability to eavesdrop without court approval, while securing legal immunity for the phone companies that have helped the agency in its wiretapping operations.

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Comments

[dantanna]

so bush and the republicans keep winning with the help of pelosi/reid & co. great job democrats!

[drkazmd65]

U.S. Constititution: Article I: Section 9:

Section 9.

"No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed"

And from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law

"An ex post facto law (from the Latin for "from something done afterward") or retrospective law, is a law that retrospectively changes the legal consequences of acts committed or the legal status of facts and relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the law."

OK folks,... the President just colluded with the Senate to violate the Constitution. Will the House or the Judicial Branch do anything about it?

I hope that the ACLU has their people all girded for 'battle'.

[Velocitor]

Congress proceeds with an apparent plan to turn America into a slave labor camp. The Dow continues downward today. The dollar is at an all-time low, our national debt is at an all-time high (and climbing), and the price of gold is at an all-time high.

Meanwhile, the mainstream media is completely blacking out the only candidate advocating a return to the gold standard and reinstitution of the Bill of Rights: RON PAUL.

Wake up, America.

[hugs4u]

All democrats should do what I did, contact their democratic Senators and ask for thier help in removing Harry Reid from his leadership position in the Senate. There is no way he should of danced around Chris Dodds filibuster which I see happened.

[holeybuybull]

Back in the US, back in the US, back in the USSR!

[MidSection]

You are all so fucking dramatic..­....I'm amazed that you don't spontaneously combust. Now really....­.what are you all going to do when we have a President McCain?...­....move to Canada?

[gappytoofcondi]

What happened to Chris Dodd's filibuster? I assume he can still save us from this terrible bill.

[abbiehoffmansghost]

I officially declare the United States of America a deceased nation. Bring in the embalmers.

[rh654]

Can't the Democrats gather the backbone to say no to anything?

[gcallaghan]

To prove the value of the wiretaps, the Bush administration provided the Senators with transcripts of their own families' phone calls since 2001. Soon thereafter the program received the Senates unanimous support.

[GenXer]

Fire them all.

[vippy]

Vote RON PAUL! He is the only one different now since Kucinich has withdrawn. But no, you want to blame it on the politicians, so live with it.

[ContraEgoiste]

FUUCK!!! is right!

Anybody has a list of the Dem traitors that voted for this??

We already know the cons are nothing but corporate owned shills. But we need to start to work to make sure the Dems that voted for this are out too, no excuses.

[angel66]

Goodbye America, nice knowing you.

And thanks Democrats for nothing.

[paixa3]

FUCK !!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!