Senator Blocks Vote On Subpoenas Over Eavesdropping (Republican)

[Hissyspit]

Source: New York Times

Senator Blocks Vote on Subpoenas Over Eavesdropping

By JAMES RISEN
Published: June 15, 2007
A Republican senator blocked a vote in the Judiciary Committee on whether to authorize subpoenas to the Justice Department to obtain secret legal opinions and other documents related to the National Security Agency’s program of domestic eavesdropping. The action by Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona will block the vote for a week. After the vote next Thursday, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and chairman of the committee, can decide whether to issue the subpoenas or use them as leverage in negotiations with the Bush administration over access to the documents.


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[napi21]

1. He's inching it toward the July 4th recess! n/t

[jillan]

2. Kyl - that's one of my f *&*&^&^%^king Senators

The other one is McCain.

HELP!!!!

[sabra]

3. the same Sen. Kyl that put a hold on the open government bill?

:mad:

http://www.explorernews.com/article/show/19074

[JFen]

4. WTF?

Douchebag

[OnyxCollie]

5. Aiding & abetting, obstruction of justice, conspiracy.

All in a day's work for a repub.