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Dodd, Feingold To Try and Filibuster Immunity Bill

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the battling-the-inevitable dept.

shma writes "This morning the senate has a scheduled cloture vote to cut off debate on the FISA bill which grants retroactive immunity to telecoms who engaged in warrantless wiretapping. Senators Russ Feingold and Christopher Dodd have pledged to try and filibuster the bill, but require the vote of 40 senators to keep the filibuster alive. The article states that a similar 'threatened filibuster failed in February, when the Senate passed a measure that granted amnesty and largely legalized the President's secret warrantless wiretapping programs.' Should they lose the cloture vote, the bill is all but assured of passing. A proposed amendment stripping the immunity provision from the bill is also expected to fail."

2 of 368 comments (clear)

  1. "Try and"? by Bullseye_blam · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Epic grammar fail.

    A possible suggest would be "Will try to..."

    sorry for being picky, but seriously!

  2. McCain missed more votes. by FatSean · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Probably nodding off on the toilet or something, dreaming about the five planes he crashed in training and how the military let him keep flying anyway.

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    Blar.