Dodd Down But Not Out, House’s Move

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) expressed sorrow today that the Senate passed a version of the FISA bill that gives amnesty to telecoms who broke the law (according to VP Dick Cheney). An *overwhelming number (68) of traitors sellout senators approved retroactive immunity for companies like AT&T and Verizon who subverted the legal system and helped the White House spy without a warrant.

Now the House takes up their version of the bill and the conference committee.

The House is a lot more resistant to giving telecoms amnesty. The House version of the bill scales back some of the domestic wiretapping powers handed over this summer and doesn’t include immunity.

House leaders have already said they will not support amnesty. That may be why Senator Reid (D-NV) is moving for another extension. Representatives Conyers and Reyes, committee chairs who are strongly opposed to telco amnesty, will probably be on the conference committee for working out the final bill.

Dodd vows to remain poised to stop telecom amnesty and will use every thing available to hold up the bill when it comes back for conference resolution. He says he will use the filibuster again.

Crooks and Liars names names:

Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Evan Bayh (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Herb Kohl (D-WI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Ken Salazar (D-CO), Tom Carper (D-DE), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Jim Webb (D-VA), Ben Nelson (D-NE), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Kent Conrad (D-ND), and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).