A little AP hyperbole in the headline. I hope they don't charge me for that....
The update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act passed 293 to 129. 128 of the 'No' votes were democrats.
The centerpiece of the bill is a provision that allows for a federal district court to review the legal justifications for granting immunity to the telecommunications companies who aided the government in the wiretapping program implemented after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
In other words, you can't sue the phone company for cooperating with the gub'mint when it hunts down terrorists!
The most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s intelligence laws in 30 years, the measure also requires an inspector general review of the FISA program and calls for the program to sunset in 2012, which Democrats hailed as important improvements to existing legislation.
Update: And guess which obamanator broke the nutroot's heart by voting for this legislation?
You can ask this side of his mouth, or that side of his mouth.....
Updated update: Ok. I'm stupid. In my heated rush to manage a widely successful (and very fun) company, plus create excellent & entertaining posts on this blog (I heard dat!), I mistakenly claimed the obamanator voted in the H.R. Obviously, that's not the case.
The obamanator's statement says he supports the vote in the House of Representatives, and alludes to the fact that he will vote for the bill when it comes before the Senate.
Mea Culpa.
