Tag: NSA wiretaps
Posted on Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 08:56:44 PM EST
Tags: fisa, NSA wiretaps (all tags)
The vote on the Democrats' proposed changes to FISA was delayed today.
Consideration of the Democratic-crafted measure to strengthen oversight by a special intelligence court was halted by Democratic leaders amid uncertainty about whether it could pass, and in the face of a veto threat from President Bush.
What it means: The Dems may not be able to pass a bill that revises and limits the powers included in Bush's August bill they allowed to pass right under our noses.
Inability of Democrats to achieve a vote in the House this week raises additional questions about its fate.
Any bill the House approves would have to be reconciled with a Senate version, with additional changes likely in that process.
So all those promises by the Dems telling us they voted for Bush's bill because they'd have a chance to redo it? Looks less likely now. Which means Bush's bill stays.
Think Progress has more.
Posted on Mon Oct 08, 2007 at 09:16:06 PM EST
Tags: fisa, NSA wiretaps (all tags)
The Democrats will introduce their FISA wiretap bill tomorrow.
The Justice Department would have to reveal to Congress the details of all electronic surveillance conducted without court orders since Sept. 11, 2001, including the so-called Terrorist Surveillance Program, if a new Democratic wiretapping bill is approved.
The draft bill, scheduled to be introduced to Congress Tuesday, would also require the Justice Department to maintain a database of all Americans subjected to government eavesdropping without a court order, including whether their names have been revealed to other government agencies.
This is the rewrite bill Dems promised before the August recess:
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