BREAKING: Leahy to support Dodd filibuster!

[cali]

by lordradish
Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 01:07:03 PM PST
Good news on the FISA front. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has released a statement saying he will support Senator Chris Dodd's FISA filibuster, should it occur.

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From Leahy's office:

Tuesday is a critical day in our fight to stand up for American values and preserve our freedoms while protecting our national security.

Tomorrow the Senate will vote on amendments to FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the law governing the use of wiretaps and other means to conduct surveillance of foreign threats.

Unfortunately, the new FISA bill we'll be voting on Tuesday still has many problems. I will do everything in my power -- including joining my colleague Chris Dodd in a filibuster against this legislation -- to fix it.
I'm hoping he'll get up and read the entire works of VT poet Robert Frost or something. Many of us in VT put a lot of time and effort into getting Leahy to come out strong on this. We're still hoping to hear from Bernie Sanders.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/11/15591/5881/943/454691

[Bolo Boffin]

1. What good news!

Go, Leahy! Go, Dodd!

[Divine Discontent]

2. well....

THIS is refreshing news.

[rocktivity]

3. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

I forgot there was a Congress going on!

:woohoo:
rocknation

[pleah]

4. I hope more people will join Chris Dodd in this effort to stop this bill.

[Laurab]

5. K&R! nt

[Hepburn]

6. Bravo! K&R n/t