Dodd, Feingold To Try and Filibuster Immunity Bill

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."

Comments

Try TO Filibuster

[JLavezzo]

I'm pretty sure they will try TO filibuster since they'll be speaking English.

Re:Obama

[thePowerOfGrayskull]

You head on down to the Capitol building. I'll meet you there.

Re:So will Obama be there?

[ozbird]

Dammit man, there are more than two candidates for President!!!!!

Don't tell me Hillary Clinton is still at it... "It's just a flesh wound!"

Re:Obama

[ShieldW0lf]

You head on down to the Capitol building. I'll meet you there.

My ancestors did just that back in 1812, and it worked out pretty well. But you would probably be better off doing it yourself, otherwise your country will end up like Iraq.

Re:Obama

[LandDolphin]

So your British?

Re:Obama

[Rob the Bold]

So your British?

His British what?

Re:Obama

[Anonymous Coward]

Hate to disappoint.

BWAHAHAHAH. Learn how to proofread, you incompetent jackass.

Re:Retroactive warrants

[Anonymous Coward]

Screw it. I say make guns illegal for those over 18, but require minors to carry machine guns by law (and no nambly-pambly assault rifles either). Break up all heterosexual marriages and assign everyone a new gay spouse. No abortions during the first three trimesters, but free abortions during the first year after birth... just VOTE TO STOP THE PHONE TAPPING.

But by that point all the phone conversations will be really interesting:

... so anyway, I was thinking that later today I would drive down and take care of that infanticide I've been meaning to -- hold on... sorry, I've got to call you back. My son just shot my gay husband...."

Re:HowManySenatorsDoesItTakeToScrewAFilibuster?

[Anonymous Coward]

So I'm not sure they need 40 supporters - they just need 40 who'll do nothing.

Finally, a chance for Congress to do what they excel at!

OT: Canned response to VIP appeals

[Anonymous Coward]

I heard about a lady at an airline ticket counter who wouldn't give a VIP something he asked for. He looked at her and said, "Do you know who I am?"

Her response was to get on the intercom: "Security, we have an amnesiac at the ticket counter."