House debating Warrantless Wiretapping bill right now

[Sydnie]

Howdy Doody (Adam Putnam - FL) has the floor for one hour.

Here we go, boys and girls. Tune in if you dare to care.

[uppityperson]

1. is this online?

am listening to Senate, is House online too? Thanks.

[Sydnie]

2. C-SPAN 1

should be online.

They are discussing the whole ball of wax here, internet, wireless communication, etc. Calls it an update of FISA. Howdy Doody is laying it on thick!

[uppityperson]

4. Thanks, will check it out after Senate votes for Dictator and Torture.

[LSK]

3. Sydnie...

CSPAN2

:hi:

[Sydnie]

6. Pop back over when that vote is over and let me know how

it turns out. We need two sets of eyes and ears today to hear all of the ways they are trying to dismantle our government. :cry:

[Sydnie]

5. Capito is in support - reminds us that we are at war

Fisa should be used, but we can't let that stand in the way of monitoring terrorists communications. Our enemies will not delay their plans while we go to court ...

:puke:

[Sydnie]

7. McGovern (MA) wants this rule and this bill shot dead

The repugs are bound and determined to get it passed, as we need to watch everyone to keep everyone safe ... rights be damned.

[Sydnie]

8. Howdy Doody reminding us about the "plot" in London several

weeks ago. The enemy is still getting up everyday, going to bed everynight, thinking about how they can destroy not just the US, but everyone that thinks as we do in the world.

Legislation that has passed in this country since 9/11 has worked.


Laptops in the ME, cell phones in ME, all can tell who your freinds are, who your stock brokers are ... just as ours do. If we know they are calling someone in the US, we need to move quickly on that number.



Now tell me, how does that need new legislation? FISA covers that and gives them ample time to do what needs to be done to "get on that number", doesn't it?

What a moran!

[Sydnie]

9. Markey (Ma) said that the President wants to go on a fishing

expedition without getting a license. Good way to put it.

Hastings is calling for the rule and the bill to go down to defeat. Hastings is willing to work on other legislation, but not this bill because it assaults our rights.

[Sydnie]

10. Howdy Doody said we have to bring this law, which is

September 10th legislation, up to date by making it a September 12th law. :puke:

[Greeby]

11. Bill is up for debate now

Senselessbrenner and Conyers hold 30 minutes each, then Hoekstra and Harman

Senselessbrenner the Hutt is speaking now, time to step out to preserve brain cells

[Sydnie]

13. Conyers asking if it has been looked into to see if the provisions

are even legal.

There have been 51 changes to this law since it was passed in 78. This bill grants more and new authority to authorize spying on domestic calls too. Instead of bring the "program" under the law, we have expanded broad "program" to email and cell communications.

Conyers is hitting all the highlights. But will anyone listen?

[Greeby]

12. Conyers up, outlining all the reasons to oppose this crap nt

[Greeby]

14. Jerrold Nadler up

This'll be good

Edit - "This President wants to be above the law, and this Congress seems ready to oblige him"

[Greeby]

15. Bobby Scott up

I'm hoping the Kooch will make a speech soon :)

[Greeby]

16. Adam Schiff up nt