House Holds Secret Session on Spying Bill
Posted by Catherine Morgan on March 14, 2008
House Holds Secret Session on Spying Bill — Posted by Catherine Morgan (cross-posted at Care2 Election Blog)
UPDATE: Bill passes House
For the first time in 25 years, the House held a closed session, to debate (what else?) the Bush Spying Bill…also known as FISA and the Telecom Amnesty Bill. Apparently, they will continue the debate openly later today, and then vote on it. However, even if the House version of this Bill does pass…Bush has promised to veto it. I was just thinking that our government is kinda like bumper cars at an amusement park, with George Bush at the power switch.
From the Associated Press - The House held a closed session Thursday for the first time in 25 years to discuss a hotly contested surveillance bill.
Republicans requested privacy for what they termed “an honest debate” on the new Democratic eavesdropping measure that is opposed by the White House and most Republicans in Congress.
This is from The Swamp…
As the House cleared out its chambers this evening for a “sweep” by the Capitol Police to ensure that no listening devices were present for the closed session of the House tonight — for a debate about the secret surveillance of suspected terrorists — advocates invoked history.
The last secret session was called in 1983, on the support of Contras.
Before that — December 27, 1825:
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From Nevada Thunder…
Liberal House Democrats are pushing for a closed session to discuss the legal underpinnings of President Bush’s intelligence surveillance program.
They believe that the more members know about it, the less likely they will be to support Bush’s wish to make it permanent.
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