FISA travesty passes the house

[solarbird]

Watching the vote in the House right now; it got the majority needed about five minutes ago, but the vote is ongoing. It's neat how the Democratic leadership engineers these things to insure passage, and it unfolds according to plan, then once enough votes are on record to ensure passage, the (D) "no" count climbs all at once as everybody sees that okay, it's safe to go vote against it now for political cover, we've got it passed. "Yes" votes from Democrats outnumbered "No" votes from Democrats until passage was assured; now they trail significantly. Cute, huh?

Incidentally, there is apparently one (1) GOP member of the house who gives a rat's ass about the 4th Amendment.

Rep. Inslee got one (1) minute to deliver a statement about how there are some lines you don't cross and this bill crosses them, as did a couple of other opponents (Kucinich, somebody else I forget), before it went back to supporters masturbating to glorious fantasies about the TROOPS!!1! and PROTECT AMERICA!1!! and and and.

Final tally: 293-129. Bill moves to the Senate.

Comments

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

That gets you the *total* write-off.

Talk sense, don't vent. Use small words so they don't have to think too hard. And don't spend money on the phones, you're not only helping the telecoms that are aiding and abetting this treason, you're incurring federal tax that funds the effort.

THINK. We're not going to get out of this by just jumping up and down.

[emrecom.livejournal.com]

I talked sense on one call.

Sending dead tree now. Thanks.