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Dodd's Filibuster Threat Stalls Wiretap Bill

Posted by kdawson on from the talk-until-blue-in-the-face dept.

otakuj462 sends in an important followup to this morning's story on telecom immunity legislation. "Senator Chris Dodd won a temporary victory today after his threats of a filibuster forced Democratic leadership to push back consideration of a measure that would grant immunity to telecom companies that were complicit in warrantless surveillance... [T]he threat of Dodd's filibuster... persuaded Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, to table the act until January. A compromise on the immunity will ostensibly be worked out in the interim period."

2 of 483 comments (clear)

  1. cock block! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    haha, telecoms are a bunch of filthy niggers.

    they better not get immunity!

  2. Sent a message! by Abalamahalamatandra · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I don't normally believe much in donating to campaigns, and I'm rather doubtful that I want to see Dodd as our next president... But I did want to send a message to some people, so I sent $25 his way.

    Billary and Osama, on the other hand, get bupkiss from me. I'm not impressed. Her Highness the Pre-Crowned is just Repugnican Lite as far as I'm concerned.

    I kinda hope Edwards pulls a Kerry, frankly.