Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.2248 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008

Noodles: Driving to LA For Thanksgiving

2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

... reasons to buy SUV (1); recession (2); reference (1); remote registry (1); report (2); republican (1); research (1); reserve (1); restaurants (43); rft (8); robot (1); S.2248 (3); S.Amdt.3907 (1); S.Amdt.3911 (1); samuel adams (1) ...

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Barackâ€™s Legal Backlash [Updated Twice] : NO QUARTER

2008-11-23T00:00:00Z

Comment by karen for Clinton 2012 | 2008-11-24 05:46:08. On the February FISA bill, obama and Hillary did not vote, McCain voted yes. (S.2248). On the July FISA bill, Clinton voted NO, Obama infamously voted YES, and McCain didnâ€™t vote. ...

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Noodles: Drive By Texting

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

Noodles: Il Pizzaiolo

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

TMA Newsletter 27

2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

... 2008)Coalition Letter regarding S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007Coalition Letter Signed by TMAhttp://multiracial.com/site/content/view/1595/49/ (content/view/1595/49/) (January 22, 2008)Coalition Letter in Opposition to ...

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Noodles: Flu Vaccine

2008-11-08T00:00:00Z

... reasons to buy SUV (1); recession (2); reference (1); remote registry (1); report (2); republican (1); research (1); reserve (1); restaurants (40); rft (8); robot (1); S.2248 (3); S.Amdt.3907 (1); S.Amdt.3911 (1); samuel adams (1) ...

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McCAINâ€™S PLAN FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY

2008-11-01T00:00:00Z

Consistent with his conviction that such extended powers should be granted to the president, McCain has also recently voted for Senate Bill S.2248, which vacates substantial civil liberties protections included in the 1978 Foreign ...

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The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend : NO QUARTER

2008-10-30T00:00:00Z

After skipping all but one previous vote in 2008, McCain showed up in the Senate on February 12 to vote on S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. McCain voted for final passage of the legislation, which provided retroactive immunity ...

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On The Daily Show Tonight, Obama Jokes His White Half Will Be Confused of Who to Vote for

2008-10-29T00:00:00Z

...skinny dog, from the US Senate web site: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 2nd Session On Passage of the Bill (S.2248 as Amended ) McCain (R-AZ), Yea got more lies for us skinny? You have mistaken the temporary measure in February as the FISA

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The Truth about John McCain

2008-10-29T00:00:00Z

McCain versus Obama.... Use Your Brain!

2008-10-27T00:00:00Z

>>>GovTrack: Senate Vote on Cloture to Motion to Proceed: S. 2248: FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Barack Obama - US Senator for Illinois and Obama wants the mercury to stay here in America! wow what a Novel idea! To kill more Americans! ...

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Petition against spying on Americans - H.R. 3773: FISA Amendments ...

2008-10-25T00:00:00Z

Representitives to NOT pass HR 3773 (also known as S.2248) which will give the U.S. Government the right to spy on it's own citizens. There have been some very disturbing commercials scaring people into believing that in order to 'fight ...

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Harry Reid to Bush: It's up to you or there will be no Wiretapping ...

2008-10-24T00:00:00Z

The Senate is debating S. 2248, which is the Intel committee bill with the immunity sections struck out (removed). In order to get immunity into the bill, it requires amendment. Were 2248 to be voted yea, it would result, IIAC, ...

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What exactly is a Neocon? Why are Neocons dangerous?

2008-10-24T00:00:00Z

Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL]â€™s Voting Record

2008-10-23T00:00:00Z

On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Committee on the Judiciary Reported Substitute Amendment, as Modified, to S.2248 ). Motion to Table Agreed to 60-36, 4 not voting. Senate Roll #1. Jan 22, 2008 5:32 PM ...

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John McCain's extremely cozy ties to the PNAC neocons ...

2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

In contrast to the 1978 FISA, S.2248 would allow the president, acting through the attorney general, to spy on the phone and e-mail communications of Americans without individual court warrants or the need to judicially show probable ...

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senate roll call - How they voted: Senate roll call on housing bill

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Previous senate votes and background info for anyone contacting their senate representative(s) concerned about the upcoming FISA bill coming for vote in the senate. Roll call vote for FISA On Passage of the Bill (S.2248 as Amended . ...

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senate roll call - Wall Street Financial Meltdown: So Who Bailed ...

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

S. 2248 - FISA Amendments Act of 2007

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Vote Date: February 12, 2008. Joseph Biden - (D - DE) - No. John McCain - (R - AZ) - Yes. Barack Obama - (D - IL) - Not Voting. Summary:. An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and ...

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Senator Barack Obamas Voting Record for the Last Year He Hasn't ...

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Amendment Rejected (57-41, 3/5 majority required) Yea 13 2 Yea 12 2 Amendment Rejected (38-57) Not Voting 11 2 2/07/08 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3915 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007) To place flexible limits on ...

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S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 )

2008-09-15T00:00:00Z

Vote Date: February 12, 2008. Joseph Biden - (D - DE) - No. John McCain - (R - AZ) - Yes. Barack Obama - (D - IL) - No Vote. Summary:. An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and ...

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110th Congress Committee Reports

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

S.2248 - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2007 (Senate Report 110-258, January 3, 2008); S.2136 - Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2008 (Senate Report 110-514, September 26, 2008) ...

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Political Punch

2008-09-08T00:00:00Z

And I would rather have no change, than the change Obama would bring (S.2248 = $850Bn closer to global communism). Obamaâ€™s not using Bushâ€™s speechwriters? What is your point? Obama has the single greatest liberal voting record in the ...

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The Ostroy Report: McCain's Birthday Gift to Obama ...

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

If you are talking about S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 then YOU ARE WRONG In that particular bill, Obama took his normal stance of not taking a stance. Obama did not vote for or against this bill. Only 3 of the 100 Senators did ...

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hillary clinton forum

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

He didn't vote on S.2248 according to Votesmart.org. National Key Vote FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Matthew Sheffield. In yet another instance of Media Matters making false claims, the left Hillary Clinton is related to Angelina Jolie, ...

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hillary clinton forum

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

He didn't vote on S.2248 according to Votesmart.org. National Key Vote FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Canadian ancestors as Angelina, Madonna and Celine have some French Hillary Clinton is related to Angelina Jolie, Madonna, ...

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hillary clinton forum

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

He didn't vote on S.2248 according to Votesmart.org. National Key Vote FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Turn on the accordion if js is enabled. document.getElementById Neil Cavuto Is None Too Happy With a Guest Who Refuses to Cover for the ...

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hillary clinton forum

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

He didn't vote on S.2248 according to Votesmart.org. National Key Vote FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Clinton.. But in true Clintonian fashion, these denials are hardly that at all. Here is the phrase that the group keeps falling. ...

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hillary clinton forum

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

He didn't vote on hillary clinton forum S.2248 according to Votesmart.org. National Key Vote FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Joe Conason is a journalist, author and political commentator, who usually holds liberal views. ...

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hillary clinton forum

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

He didn't vote on S.2248 according to Votesmart.org. National Key Vote FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Hillary Clinton. their records. View Single Post. February 20th, 2008, 09 CLINTON THOMAS W. COLE, JR. VANBUREN N. HANSFORD, JR. ...

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Let's change our Congress and Senate!

2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

They can be easily spotted as those who voted for crazy bills like FISA (Senate - S.2248), and House (Fisa Amendments Act of 2008). If you care about this country, please take a minute to scroll this list and see which of these senators ...

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BaldGuyShow Â» Blog Archive Â» I emailed Norm Coleman on the FISA Act

2008-08-12T00:00:00Z

As you may know, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248) was introduced by Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) on October 26, 2007. This bill seeks to amend the FISA Act of 1978 in order to modernize and streamline its provisions, ...

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ishush: from a senator from Texas

2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

Senator John Rockefeller introduced the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248) on October 26, 2007, to continue this vital work. S. 2248 creates an expanded role for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, empowering the court to ...

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The Illuminaughty: TX Sen Cornyn Response to My Call on FISA

2008-07-24T00:00:00Z

Steny Hoyerâ€™s â€œhighest responsibilityâ€ Â« Welcome to Sherwood

2008-07-21T00:00:00Z

During the 110th Congress, there have been several efforts to modernize FISA - including two different House measures (both H.R.3773) that I supported and a Senate bill (S.2248) about which I had great concerns, due to the lack of civil ...

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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: A Sketch of Selected ...

2008-07-16T00:00:00Z

On February 12, 2008, the Senate passed S. 2248, as amended, then struck all but the enacting clause of H.R. 3773, and inserted the text of S. 2248, as amended, in its stead. On March 14, 2008, the House passed an amendment to the ...

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John McCain's Chilling Project for America

2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

[ACTIVIST-DEMOCRATS] Let's spy on our Government #201 -- A Case ...

2008-07-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. President, I wish to spend a few minutes discussing why I vote against final passage of HR 6304, the House companion to S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. I would like to begin by commending Senators ROCKEFELLER and BOND who ...

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Democrats - So Much Crap, So Little Time

2008-07-11T00:00:00Z

It also would grant retroactive legal immunity to telecommunications companies alleged to have participated in the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program." (S. 2248, CQ Vote #19: Motion Agreed To 69-19: R 48-0; ...

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Selective List of Recent Acquisitions

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

Adopt the Judiciary Committee Substitute to S. 2248, the FISAAmendments Act?â€ / Congressional Digest. Corporation, Congressional Digest, March 2008. 342.42/C761a. WISCoNSIN HISToRy. Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story / Wisconsin Historical ...

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Fisa bill

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows for the government to spy on ... One Pager On S. 2248, The Rockefeller / Bush Administration FISA Bill (11/2/2007) ... http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/17321res20030408.html ...

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Obamaâ€™s FISA sellout: bad law, bad politics

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

The issues raised by S.2248, and the events and actions by all parties that preceded it, reach to the core of our principles. They merit careful and deliberate consideration, fact-finding, and exploration of options. ...

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Fisa legislation

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

US Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote. S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 ) Measure Title: ... Senators. Committees. Legislation & Records. Art & History. Visitors. Reference . ...

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Fisa legislation

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

Obamaâ€™s FISA sellout: bad law, bad politics

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

The day the music died

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 ) Measure Title: An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. ...

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Fisa vote

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Vote Result: Bill Passed. Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 ) Measure Title: ... http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00020 ...

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Flip Flops Used to Be a Kind of Shoe

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Senator Obama's reversal on S.2248 as Amended, a bill which deprives American citizens of their right to privacy and free speech as granted by our Constitution and Bill of Rights is a blatant sell-out. It is obvious that the Senator ...

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Fisa vote

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Fisa vote

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Fisa vote

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 ) Measure Title: ... US Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote. Dems Delay FISA Vote ... has postponed a vote to amend the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ...

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Fisa bill

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Flip Flops Used to Be a Kind of Shoe

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

FISA Update: Senate Votes

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

From the Senate Intelligence Committeeâ€™s report on S. 2248, the section, â€œThe Presidentâ€™s programâ€:. In December 2005, the American people, and almost all of the Congress, learned for the first time that, shortly after September 11, ...

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Telco Immunity

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

For those of you not in the know, the bill is: S. 2248. This bill only applies to illegal wire taps after 9/11, so anything illegal prior to that would not fall under this bill. Thatâ€™s not much consolation to me [...]

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BDN: Vote nay on FISA reform - sort of

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

The Bangor Daily News has this editorial this morning about the FISA reform bill (S.2248) that the Senate is scheduled to vote on today:. A bill to expand the government's ability to eavesdrop on Americans appears to be headed for ...

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FISA, and the End Of The Fourth Amendment

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

On October 26, 2007, SSCI favorably reported S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007, by a vote of 13 to 2. On November 15, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported the measure with an amendment in the nature of a substitute by a ...

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Obamaâ€™s FISA Fallout?

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

(S. 2248, CQ Vote #19: Motion Agreed To 69-19: R 48-0; D 20- 28; I 1-1, 2/12/08, Obama Voted Nay). Obamaâ€™s â€œPolitically Expedientâ€ Shift Noted In The Media:. Obamaâ€™s Shift Seen As â€œPolitically Expedient.â€ â€œHis support for

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Ode to Brendan Mayfield

2008-07-08T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow, the Senate is scheduled to vote on S. 2248, FISA amendments. On this eve of this historic vote, I remember Brendan Mayfield and his saga at the hands of the executive branch's zeal. This post is too long to draw much interest ...

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[IHRO] Defeat the FISA warrantless wiretapping Bill ( HR 6304 ...

2008-07-08T00:00:00Z

The amendment would need only a majority vote for adoption, although a vote on a similar amendment during consideration in February of another FISA bill (S. 2248) received only 31 votes. On top of that, the bipartisan deal has gained ...

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FISA Update: The Amendments, The Vote

2008-07-07T00:00:00Z

Dodd proposed the immunity-stripping amendment to S. 2248, it failed by a vote of 31-67. Passage this time will require 50 votes. Sen. Dodd raises another protest in an op-ed today, â€œOpponents of Retroactive Immunity Live To Fight ...

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Compromise US Bill on Government Surveillance

2008-07-03T00:00:00Z

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:S.2248. For the White House press release regarding the Bill, visit:. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/06/20080620-1.html. Summary by: Lea Epstein.

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THIS WEEK IN CHANGE III

2008-07-03T00:00:00Z

Obama's response to FISA compromise

2008-07-02T00:00:00Z

On February 12, 2008, the Senate passed S. 2248, making its own reforms to FISA. During consideration of this bill, I was proud to cosponsor several amendments, including the Dodd-Feingold amendment to strike the immunity provision, ...

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From the Newswire: This Week in Change III

2008-07-01T00:00:00Z

(S. 2248, CQ Vote #19: Motion Agreed To 69-19: R 48-0; D 20-28; I 1-1, 2/12/08, Obama Voted Nay) Now, Obama backs a compromise bill that grants immunity for telecommunications companies: Obama now supports a bill reauthorizing ...

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FISA Status 101 (Before We Don't Know What Hit Us)

2008-07-01T00:00:00Z

Its chief provisions are not significantly different from those contained in the bill passed by the Senate in February of this year (S. 2248). Like that measure, the â€œcompromiseâ€ would threaten Americans' privacy by severely curtailing ...

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Text of Barack Obamaâ€™s constituent Email response letter for FISA ...

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

THIS WEEK IN CHANGE II

2008-06-27T00:00:00Z

Saxby & FISA

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

S. 2248 was introduced on October 26, 2007, and referred to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The Senate Judiciary Committee subsequently requested referral of the bill and is considering it now. Since 1978, Congress has ...

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PEOPLE!!!!

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

I rise to urge my colleagues to vote against cloture on S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Opposing cloture is essential, because there is no unanimous consent agreement in place providing for the immediate adoption of the ...

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Dear Senator

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

... you have "2nd Amendment Rights" (which I support, by the way) but you do not have 4th amendment rights. Why not? Perhaps because you sold the 4th amendment up the river? Your support for S.2248 is a disgrace to the state.

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A Letter from Senator Inouye on FISA, and a Rebuttal

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

During the last FISAsco in the Senate, when they were getting ready to pass the Rockefeller-crafted, capitulatory, Constitution-raping S.2248, I wrote both of HI's Senators stating my opposition to the bill, especially to the telcom ...

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US Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote ...

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007 ). Measure Title: An original bill ...www.senate.gov/.../LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00435 - 51k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this.

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People Who Voted For You

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

This is a list of the Senators that opposed this bill from the beginning:. Roll call vote on FISA amendment S.2248, February 12, 2008, 05:30 PM. Supporters of the Constitution. Akaka (D-HI) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) ...

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Senate MUST block FISA bill!!!

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

I oppose retroactive immunity for these companies and supported an amendment to the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (S. 2248) that would have prevented them from obtaining retroactive immunity. This amendment, however, was unsuccessful. ...

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The FISA Bill

2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

On January 23, 2008, the Senate began consideration of the FISA Amendments Act (S.2248). Title I of this bill would provide the Intelligence Community with the necessary authority to collect intelligence information on suspected ...

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Um, No

2008-06-24T00:00:00Z

Lurve You, Mean It

2008-06-24T00:00:00Z

Saxby & FISA

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

Thank You Saxby Chambliss for the Auto-Reply

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

I received a nicely formatted auto-reply to my letter to Saxby Chambliss regarding the Telecomm Sellout Act of 2008 (aka S. 2248, the â€œForeign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act.â€). I decided it was only appropriate to ...

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Cyoa. FISA.

2008-06-21T00:00:00Z

I cosponsored an amendment to S.2248 that would have substituted the United States for the telecommunications providers as the defendant in lawsuits based on the actions of those providers... ...Unfortunately, this amendment was ...

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FISA Update, the Compromise

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

The Washington Post has entirely sensible editorial on the issue, â€œA Better Surveillance Law,â€ which details the changes in the House bill from the Senate version, S. 2248, demonstrating that, contrary to screams from the activist left, ...

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Previous Senate Roll Call Vote On Passage of the Bill FISA ...

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

IS this REALLY a DEMOCRATIC CON-gress !?!

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

At 5:30 pm, the 110th Congress, 2nd Session voted on S.2248, the FISA amendments of 2007. Sixty-Eight members, including John David Rockefeller IV-SPONSOR, WWII Hero Daniel Inouye, Evan Bayh, Elizabeth Dole, (Whose husband and Bayh, ...

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John McCainâ€™s Chilling Project for America

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

Will the Democrats sell out their base to the telecoms and a lame ...

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

Information declassified in the committee report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the FISA Amendments Act, S. 2248, confirms that the companies received exactly these materials ...

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FISA Update: Excitable Boys, They All Said

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

... hereâ€™s Congress Daily, â€œLatest FISA Compromise Emerges with an Uncertain Fate.â€ Sens. Reid and Durbin are opposed to new language; they voted against passage of the original, superior Senate bill, S. 2248. It passed by a vote of 68-29.

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BankUnited to Present at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 37th Annual ...

2008-06-17T00:00:00Z

The news releases provided by Business Wire are copyrighted. Read more American Financial Realty Trust Commences Tender Offer for Its Outstanding 4.375% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2024 (PR Newswire) Get more President Bush on S. 2248, ...

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Billâ€™s Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» FISA Fight Set To Continue This Week

2008-06-15T00:00:00Z

Like S. 2248, the bill would direct the court to dismiss privacy lawsuits against telecommunications providers if they received written assurances that the President had authorized the surveillanceâ€”assurances which in fact they received ...

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John McCainâ€™s Chilling Project for America

2008-06-15T00:00:00Z

68 Senators violate oath of office, pass â€œProtect America Act ...

2008-06-14T00:00:00Z

S. 2248 cannot become law unless the House agrees to its provisions. Fortunately, the House version of this bill, while not perfect, is signficantly better. Our best hope, and we must take it, is to tell the House to stick by their ...

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Senators Dodd and Feingold Criticize Bond's False FISA "Compromise"

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

ALA Opposes FISA; Joins Soros, ACLU, and PFAW to Restrict War on ...

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Its chief provisions are not significantly different from those contained in the bill passed by the Senate in February of this year (S. 2248). Like that measure, the "compromise" would threaten Americans' privacy by severely curtailing ...

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Feingold, Dodd Call on Congressional Leaders to Stand Strong on FISA

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Americans Beware! Democracy Theft 2008

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the Senate version of proposed legislation (S.2248) that is supposed to protect against abuses of privacy, gives telecom companies immunity against criminal and civil liability for participating in unlawful electronic ...

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SEEJESSE

2008-05-28T00:00:00Z

Here is a response from Senator Bob Corker to a letter I sent him asking him not to vote for S. 2248, an act that would grant telecoms immunity for spying on their customers. Dear Mr. Cooper, Thank you for taking the time to contact my ...

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Senator Obama on Illegal Domestic Surveillance

2008-05-07T00:00:00Z

On February 12, 2008, the Senate passed S. 2248, making its own reforms to FISA. I am disappointed that S. 2248, if signed into law, will grant an unprecedented level of immunity for telecommunications companies that cooperated with the ...

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Resolving the Lieberman Contradiction: Party, Ratings and ...

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

Senator Lieberman voted in favor of S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act. Senator Lieberman cast a YES vote to help pass the ironically named Protect America Act, a law which until it expired replaced judicial warrants with executive ...

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Statement of Senator Carl Levin on the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 ...

2008-04-25T00:00:00Z

source: Statement of Senator Carl Levin on the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248), Friends of Senator Carl Levin. I decided to blog this result under â€˜preventing injuryâ€™. Let me know what you think of thisâ€¦

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FISA Myths: Lies and Misconceptions behind Bush's Push for FISA Reform

2008-04-19T00:00:00Z

I've found an interesting article on the Internet that I think is particularly noteworthy and it is about the various myths and misconceptions (... deception?) regarding S. 2248 - the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. ...

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Zombie Litigation

2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

For example, the FISA Amendments Act, S. 2248, while ostensibly acting retroactively to grant immunity to telecommunications companies that cooperated with the Bush administration's antiterror surveillance program, works to protect ...

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TB Friday Featuring The Surrender Monkey: Obama, Clinton Still ...

2008-04-02T00:00:00Z

This afternoon, the Senate will be debating Senate Bill S.2248, FISA Amendments Act of 2007.... Right Truth (February 1, 2008) Sneak peak at Super Bowl terror threat... The following commentary will be published in The Washington Times ...

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S. 2248

2008-03-30T00:00:00Z

S. 2248. FISA Amendments Act of 2007. As reported by Senate Committee on the Judiciary. on November 16, 2007. SUMMARY. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act of 2007 would make several ...

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Trustmark Corporation's CEO to Address KBW Regional Bank ...

2008-03-27T00:00:00Z

All rights taciturn sequestration ways - Terms of Service Copyright 2008 concern Wire.Rights taciturn All the news releases provided by concern Wire are copyrighted. Read more President Bush on S. 2248, Foreign Surveillance ...

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Up for Debate This Week: Government-Wide Spending, Energy, and ...

2008-03-20T00:00:00Z

S. 2248. An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. What People Think: 35% For, 65% Against ...

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Up for Debate This Week: Government-Wide Spending, Energy, and ...

2008-03-20T00:00:00Z

The Senate is scheduled to consider S. 2248, a bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. It would affect how secret government community health in safety work youth is conducted. Cost child facility health mental ...

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AMERICAN NONSENSE Â» FISA fight: Leadership maneuvers youâ€™ll ...

2008-03-18T00:00:00Z

When the Senate took up the issue, it opted not to deal with H.R. 3773, but instead passed its Rockefeller-backed FISA bill (S. 2248) that did include retroactive amnesty. And there was a tremendous uproar among immunity opponents over ...

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Freddie Mac To Issue New $4 Billion Two-Year Reference Notes(R ...

2008-03-18T00:00:00Z

Freddie Mac Copyright 2008 Yahoo!All rights formal secretiveness conduct - Terms of Service Copyright 2008 . Read more Reversing FOIA Reforms a Step Backwards Get more FISA Bill, S. 2248, Passes 68-29.

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protect america act

2008-03-18T00:00:00Z

vote on S.2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments (FISA) Act of 27. It leaves the so-called Protect America Act largely intact, and adds a provision giving immunity from lawsuits to the ...

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Congressman Barrett Faults FISA Flaws

2008-03-15T00:00:00Z

By a vote of 68-29, the Senate passed its own version of an intelligence bill through S. 2248 - a bipartisan, comprehensive, long-term FISA bill. House Democrats blocked its consideration and refused to bring the Senate version to the ...

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FISA Fight: What next?

2008-03-15T00:00:00Z

Here are the Senators who voted yes on S. 2248, the bad Senate bill rejected by the House. If they're your Senator, find out where they'll be holding town meetings or other public events in the next two weeks, and go ask them. ...

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House version of FISA bill passes, but the story’s far from over (updated)

2008-03-14T17:56:58Z

House version of FISA bill passes, but the story’s far from over (updated) in: Civil liberties, Congress, NSA, Surveillance (update below) ... that 18 Democrats voted for S.2248 (the version that included retroactive

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McCaskill lets me down yet again

2008-03-14T01:34:24Z

Claire McCaskill just can't get it right. She continues to disappoint spectacularly ... Amendments Act of 2007 (S.2248) by a vote of 68-29. I voted in favor of this effort to modernize

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FISA Passes The House With A Trick Or Two Up The DEM's Sleeves

2008-03-14T00:00:00Z

Rather than send S. 2248 to the House once it passed, Reid sent the bill on a little detour. With the unanimous consent of the Senate, he stripped out the language of HR 3773 and substituted in the language of S. ...

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House FISA Bill Passes, 213-197

2008-03-14T00:00:00Z

Final vote on HR 3073, 213-197 (1 present). Looks like many of the House Blue Dog Democrats who voted for the Senate bill, S. 2248, also voted for this new House Democratic leadership bill. That's an awful lot of people...

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EYE ON CONGRESS

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

2717 - The Effective Immigration Enforcement Partnerships Act of 2008 10 (10 R) S. 2248 - FISA Amendments... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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FISA Fight: Do Dems want to be like Joe?

2008-03-12T00:00:00Z

On February 12, 2008, I voted for, and the Senate passed with a strong bipartisan vote of 68-29, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248) that was introduced by Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV).... S. 2248 also included a provision that ...

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So I got a response regarding Protect America Act of 2007

2008-03-11T00:00:00Z

More Bipartisan Calls on Derelict House Democrats to Hold Up-to ...

2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

Last week, a bipartisan group of 25 state attorneys general wrote a letter to House leaders in support of the Senate billâ€™s passage: â€œA bipartisan majority of the United States Senate recently approved S. 2248. ...

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FISA is Bipartisan

2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

20 Senate Democrats supported final passage of S. 2248, including Senate Intelligence Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Kent Conrad (D-ND), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. Sen. Conrad wrote in a Feb. ...

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Response from Kay Bailey Hutchison

2008-03-09T00:00:00Z

After months of careful analysis, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence reported S. 2248, a comprehensive bill reforming FISA and extending critical collection authorities for a period of six years. The bill includes important ...

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The American Legion Reply, Part II

2008-03-08T00:00:00Z

We only received 20 emails opposing S. 2248, so the same response to assure consistency in our official reply. You must have been involved in some kind of an organized grassroots campaign to defeat S. 2248 in order to know that the same ...

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AG Bob’s FISA Melodrama

2008-03-07T12:42:06Z

AG Bob’s FISA Melodrama [ Melodrama from AG Bob]There’s never a moment’s rest for the PR factory that is AG Bob’s office ... and pass S.2248, specifically only mentions the need for intelligence officials to coll

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Seven myths about BushCo's FISA "reform"

2008-03-07T00:00:00Z

There are seven popular FISA myths propagated by the Bush Administration in its attempt to gain passage of S. 2248 along with its retroactive immunity provision. These myths cannot justify passage of this bill. ...

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Living in Texas sometimes has its bad side.

2008-03-07T00:00:00Z

Senator John Rockefeller introduced the FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248) on October 26, 2007, in an effort to continue this vital work. S. 2248 would expand the role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, empowering the ...

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Where Does Tennesseeâ€™s AG Stand on FISA â€¦

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

We urge the House of Representatives to schedule a vote and pass S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. This bipartisan legislation is critical to the national security of the United States. Once passed, S. 2248 will ensure ...

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Chamber of Commerce Supports Immunity for Telecoms

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

Therefore, the Chamber urges the House to consider S. 2248 and pass this bipartisan compromise legislation. The Chamber firmly believes that the immunity provisions in S. 2248 are imperative to preserving the self-sustaining ...

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More On "Forget Intelligence, Sue Away" Nancy

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

With S. 2248 still pending in the House of Representatives, our national security is in jeopardy.â€ Not the House-passed FISA reauthorization, AG Six supports the Senate compromise bill that got 68 votes - the one trial-lawyer owned ...

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The American Legion Reply, Part 2

2008-03-05T00:00:00Z

The American Legion Replied Today

2008-03-05T00:00:00Z

The American Legion believes S. 2248 would modernize FISA, ensure the future cooperation of the private sector, and safeguard the very civil liberties we all value. The only liberty being protected by this extension is from prosecution ...

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Where Does Tennesseeâ€™s AG Stand on FISA?

2008-03-05T00:00:00Z

From the Congressional Research Service

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

... Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: A Brief Overview of Selected Issues; The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of House-Passed HR 3773, S. 2248 as Reported By the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and S. ...

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Twenty-Five Attorney Generals Urge Dems to Pass FISA

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

Passing S. 2248 would ensure our intelligence experts are once again able to conduct real-time suveillance. As you know, prompt access to intelligence data is critical to the ongoing safety and security of our nation.â€

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FISA - WHO'S PROTECTING WHO?

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

Therefore, CCIA urges you to reject S. 2248. America will be safer if the lines are bright. The perpetual promise of bestowing amnesty for any and all misdeeds committed in the name of security will condemn us to the uncertainty and ...

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Secrecy News for 03/03/08

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

"The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of House-Passed HR 3773, S. 2248 as Reported By the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and S. 2248 as Reported Out of the Senate Judiciary Committee," updated February 8, ...

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The Truth About Bush Immunity Setting In by dday The Washington ...

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) strongly opposes S. 2248, the "FISA Amendments Act of 2007," as passed by the Senate on February 12, 2008. CCIA believes that this bill should not provide retroactive immunity to ...

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Some Telecoms Say â€œNoâ€ to Immunity

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) strongly opposes S. 2248, the â€œFISA Amendments Act of 2007,â€ as passed by the Senate on February 12, 2008. CCIA believes that this bill should not provide retroactive immunity to ...

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FISA Fight: Communications trade group opposed to amnesty

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Chamber firmly believes that the immunity provisions in S. 2248 are imperative to preserving the self-sustaining â€œpublic-private partnershipâ€ that both Congress and the Executive Branch have sought to protect the United States in ...

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FISA Fight: Communications trade group opposed to amnesty

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

On holding government to even the poorest of standards

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Chamber firmly believes that the immunity provisions in S. 2248 are imperative to preserving the self-sustaining "public-private partnership" that both Congress and the Executive Branch have sought to protect the United States in ...

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Dems set to cave on FISA

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

FISA Fight: Communications trade group opposed to amnesty

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

Chamber Of Commerce Supports Telco Immunity

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

FISA Fight: Communications trade group opposed to amnesty

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

Not a big surprise, but the Chamber of Commerce [pdf] has weighed in with a letter to Congress stating their strong support for telco amnesty: The Chamber firmly believes that the immunity provisions in S. 2248 are imperative to ...

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BUSH: Rule of law? We don't need no stinkin' rule of law (again).

2008-03-03T00:00:00Z

An amusing scenario is being played out in the rarefied atmosphere within the Washington Beltway over over S. 2248, the "FISA Amendments Act of 2007", also known as the "Protect America Act." The alleged purpose of this bill is to ...

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This past week in Congress

2008-03-01T20:36:17Z

This past week in Congress in: Congress, Identity Theft, Privacy A recap of major actions (or inactions) ... differences between the Senate and House versions of S.2248, the White House has decided to try a tactic ...

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Telecom Immunity: Sen. Feingold Replies with Wisdom

2008-03-01T00:00:00Z

versions of S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act, to reauthorize the PAA. I am a member of both committees. During committee consideration, I voted against the Intelligence Committee bill because it gave the government far too much ...

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Bush Pressures Congress on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

The Senate passed the bill (S. 2248) by 68-29 on February 12. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has so far refused to schedule a vote on the House version of the bill, HR3773. The president criticized the House leadership for its failure to ...

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The American Legion Replies

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

GW's got nothing on this guy

2008-02-29T00:00:00Z

Or, perhaps taking money from trial lawyers and then voting their way as part of the 68-29 minority against giving telecom companies immunity for cooperation in the war against terror (S. 2248) -- maybe that's what qualifies as ...

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FISA Fight: Using veterans

2008-02-27T21:12:05Z

(Bumped -- kos) The right is increasingly afraid of losing the battle over telco amnesty, ... to provide these dedicated troops the very best information available by timely enactment of S.2248

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The Priorities Of House Republicans -

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

Lamar Smith (R-TX) moved to recommit the bill to the Financial Services Committee with instructions to amend the bill by substituting to become S. 2248, the FISA amendments bill that includes retroactive immunity for telecom companies ...

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Senator Salazar's Explanation of His Recent "YES" Vote on FISA

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

As you know, S.2248 passed the Senate on February 12, 2008 by a vote of 68-29. While I was disappointed the Senate did not adopt several amendments that would have gone further in strengthening civil liberties protections, I ultimately ...

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Protect America Act expires, but there are replacement bills

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

The corresponding Senate bill is S. 2248 and is called â€œThe FISA Amendments Act of 2007â€ and was introduced by John Rockefeller (D-WVa). The link is here. Two closely related bills are S. 2240, â€œA bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence ...

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FISA Fight: Using veterans

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

â€œToday, The American Legion asks you to continue this precedent by equipping the intelligence assets with the necessary tools needed to provide these dedicated troops the very best information available by timely enactment of S.2248, ...

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Letter response from Senator Bob Corker, (R), TN

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

On February 12, 2008 I voted to pass S. 2248 as approved by the Senate Intelligence committee. In this particular case, because the federal government asked the telecom companies to comply with allowing surveillance, ...

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Businesses Prefer Not to Be Sued, Film at 11

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

FISA Fight: Using veterans

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

Businesses Prefer Not to Be Sued Film at 11

2008-02-27T00:00:00Z

Therefore the Chamber urges the House to consider S. 2248 and pass this bipartisancompromise legislation. The Chamber firmly believes that the immunity provisions in S. 2248are imperative to preserving the self-sustaining public-private ...

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Government Surveillance Commercial

2008-02-26T00:58:02Z

Government Surveillance Commercial by Wager on February 26th, 2008 A COMMERCIAL???!!!?! Talk about hiding in plain sight ... , S.2248 will allow government surveillance to go unchecked and gives retroactive immunity to

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Stand Up Against Administration Fear Tactics

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

Earlier this month, the Senate passed S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act of 2007, which allows for limitless warrantless wiretapping by the executive branch and includes retroactive immunity for ...

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RED STATE Thanks Civil Liberties Hating Democrats

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

Update 2: Moments ago, the House GOP offered the Senate-passed FISA bill (S. 2248) as their Motion to Recommit HR 3521, the Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act. The chair declared the motion non-germane, and the GOP appealed ...

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President Bush on S. 2248, Foreign Surveillance

2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

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American Legion Commander to Congress:Pass Surveillance Law Now

2008-02-25T19:16:27Z

DoD Photo INDIANAPOLIS (February 25, 2008) – Congress should put America’s national security ahead of frivolous lawsuits, ... enactment of S.2248, The Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA).” The bill ha

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An aggravating commercial, but it is free speech

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

Sen. Kohl replies to telecom immunityâ€¦

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

Intelligence approved S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act. This measure would authorize the Intelligence Community to conduct electronic surveillance similar to that authorized by the PAA, but also provide ...

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FISA Bill, S. 2248, Passes 68-29

2008-02-25T00:00:00Z

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