Saturday, March 15, 2008
Wow ... Does the US House of Representatives actually have balls????
The US House actually passed a version of H.R. 3773, The FISA Amendments Act, that does NOT include immunity for the Telecoms! Further, instead of folding and going home they actually upped the ante and called for a commission to investigate the secret spying program.
This bill still needs to be reconciled with the Senate bill which has no such provisions. If by some strange fluke, the Senate decides to act like true patriots, take a few pointers from their congressional siblings and send a compromise bill with the House provisions to the president's desk it will surely be vetoed .... at which point the President gets NOTHING. Sounds like a win-win to me.
"You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away Know when to run"
Amnesty proponents on Capitol Hill have been claiming that telecoms had acted in "good faith" believing that the spying program was legal. I guess one could interpret that these same proponents are admitting the program was illegal and are trying to now save the necks of their corporate buddies.
If someone in authority tells you to break a law .... you still broke the law. This is like the officers in the German Concentration Camps saying they were just following orders.
Wired: House Passes Spy Bill, Rejects Telcom Amnesty Despite Veto Threat
#posted by Rob Roschewsk @ 8:20 PM