Oh, So Now We Can Have a Debate on FISA

By Eric on June 24, 2008

It hasn’t even been a week since the House passed the FISA “compromise” which protects the telecommunications companies at your and my expense, and Speaker Pelosi is already looking for a do-over:

It would be “healthy” if the Senate spends more time debating an overhaul of domestic-spying laws now moving through Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday.

The House passed the legislation last week, despite misgivings and outright opposition from many Democrats. Pelosi voted for the bill, saying legislation was urgently needed to update federal authority to collect intelligence information. But she said the provision granting retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that aided the government surveillance program is “a cause for great anger” among the American people.

“It would be healthy if (the public) heard more about it… even if the resolution is the same,” Pelosi said, when asked by reporters whether she thinks Senate Democrats, including Sen. Barack Obama, should filibuster the legislation updating the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act as it heads to the Senate floor this week.

Ummm, Nancy? You had plenty of time when you could have had a “healthy” debate on FISA, but instead you set a one hour time limit on debate and rushed the bill through. The Public has heard all we needed to about FISA. We didn’t like it, we wanted you to stop it, we’re pissed that you and your leadership didn’t do anything, and now we’re coming after the Bush Dogs. Do your job, and stop making the Senate pick up your slack.

Tags: FISA, Nancy Pelosi

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