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Surveillance Debate Update: Reid Indicates Deal Struck in Senate
Last night, the Senate also quickly passed that 15-day extension to the Protect America Act. So it seems like the President will likely sign that into law.
So what's next? In comments on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said that after holding a meeting in his office at 6 PM last night, he called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). He indicated that they may have struck a deal on how to proceed, but it wasn't clear if all the details had been hashed out, and he didn't indicate what the details of that deal might be. We'll keep you updated as we learn more.
Update: See update here.
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Uh-oh... Sounds like the Repukes sent Bob Allen up to Reid's office for an evening of his famously persuasive techniques.
Stay tuned for the big fold.
January 30, 2008 10:31 AM | Reply | Permalink
So America will hold waterboarding and corporate spying in high esteem? And where does America go from here?
January 30, 2008 10:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
McConnell has got to be thrown out. He is about the most odious senator you can think of.
Whoever runs against McConnell has got to get as much support as can be mustered.
January 30, 2008 11:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
Glenn Greenwald sums it nicely:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/29/fisa/index.html
January 30, 2008 11:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
It's helpful to remember this isn't just about telecom amnesty:
"In essence, [the Protect America Act] allowed the Government to eavesdrop on every single international telephone call made or received by an American with no restrictions or judicial oversight whatsoever, and further empowered the Government to read every international email sent or received by an American with no restrictions or judicial oversight."
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/29/fisa/index.html
January 30, 2008 11:08 AM | Reply | Permalink