Intelligence privacy bill being debated on C-Span right now, in the Senate....

[steve2470]

http://www.c-span.org/video/?322766-2/us-senate-keystone-xl-pipeline-debate&live

eta: This bill follows the Keystone vote, hence the url title.

U.S.A. Freedom Act

S.2685

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/us/nsa-phone-records.html?_r=0

https://www.aclu.org/support-usa-freedom-act

[grasswire]

1. thank you so much

roll call right now?

[steve2470]

2. yes nt

[grasswire]

3. currently 52 aye, 40 no

vote to advance the bill

[grasswire]

4. bill has failed

needed 60 ayes

[steve2470]

6. damn that sucks nt

[steve2470]

5. This bill curbs bulk data collection, recommended by ACLU, opposed by Rubio et al

sponsored by Leahy, pretty important bill if you ask me.

Feinstein approves of it, Chambliss is against it.

[grasswire]

7. the transcript running on that c-span page is very interesting

It wasn't long before TERROR was brought up to scare viewers.

[steve2470]

8. yes, Rubio did the same thing nt

[grasswire]

9. nice speech from Leahy

who, we should remember, was the target of anthrax poisoning post 9-11.

[grasswire]

10. so what's next for this issue? nt

[Ykcutnek]

11. Paul voted no... what a hypocrite. nt

[grasswire]

12. what Republicans crossed over? nt