House Democrats’ Security Bill Draws Doubts

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House Democrats intend to fulfill a campaign promise this week by passing broad new antiterrorism legislation, but some Senate Democrats and the Bush administration object to security mandates in the plan, citing concerns about their cost and practicality.

The House measure, called the Sept. 11 Commission Bill, is intended to write into law recommendations by the group that investigated the 2001 terror attacks. They include initiatives intended to disrupt global black markets for nuclear weapons technology and to enhance cargo inspection.

“Today marks a giant leap forward toward a safer and more secure America,” said Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi, the new chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, as he unveiled the bill Friday.

But the proposed legislation, which could come to a vote as early as Tuesday, goes beyond what the Sept. 11 commission recommended, taking up measures previously favored by Democratic lawmakers but opposed by the Department of Homeland Security.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/09/washington/09terror.html?hp&ex=1168318800&en=c65410e0a44e0299&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[babylonsister]

1. Opposed by DHS? That's a joke. They haven't done enough;

the Dems are showing them up, and they're whining about it.

[humbled_opinion]

2. Maybe we would have the money to make it happen if we

weren't out investing Billions in the escalation of our own demise.

[54anickel]

3. "cost and practicality" this coming from the folks who brought us

DHS, the color coded warnings, TSA, the hassles we encounter trying to fly, the abandonment of civil rights, the Patriot Act, secret detention centers costing billions, a freaking fence at the Mexican border costing billions, etc, etc, etc. Oh yeah, let's talk about "cost and practicality". :eyes:

[xchrom]

4. interesting to hear repukes piss and moan about this.

you'd almost think they didn't care about security -- keeping americans really safe with real measures.

i wonder why repukes love america but hate americans?

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Maybe if we weren't blowing over a billion a week

on Bush's folly, we could afford all this and more.