Harry Reid To Introduce Surveillance Bill Despite Dodd's Hold

[DeSwiss]

CQ: Surveillance Bill Will Go to Senate Floor Next Month

TPMmuckeraker
By Spencer Ackerman
October 18, 2007, 5:01PM

Tim Starks of Congressional Quarterly reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) plans to bring the Senate's surveillance bill up for floor debate in mid-November. That's despite the hold that Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) plans to place on the measure -- something first reported by Election Central's Greg Sargent.

The Senate intelligence committee is still marking up the bill behind closed doors, according to staffers. A joint statement from committee leaders Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Kit Bond (R-MO) will follow when the mark-up concludes, but that may not occur today.

As for the bill's early support, here's Starks (not available online): Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., praised Rockefeller and Bond's efforts to put together a bipartisan bill, but added that "I have concerns" about the legislation. She offered no specifics. Asked if he was comfortable with the legislation, Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., would only say, "I'll be doing some stuff in markup." Bond said "we'll see" if other Republicans line up to support the legislation, noting that senators are "as independent as hogs on ice."

Starks also reports that Reid and whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) want to see the legal documentation the White House gave to the committee about warrantless surveillance before casting their votes.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004502.php

- Et tu Brute???

[Me.]

1. So If A Dem Makes A Move Reid

Ignores senate rules? I hope Dodd takes him down.

[DeSwiss]

5. The events....

...happening right now are exposing the underbelly of what passes for leadership these days, for what it is. A bunch of hacks. At least Bush has the excuse of being a sociopath....

[Me.]

10. Reid's Reason

Doesn't he get money from telecoms?

[DeSwiss]

13. According to his FEC filing for the current cycle:

Communic/Electronics - $6,000

http://opensecrets.org/pacs/memberprofile.asp?CID=N00009922&Cycle=2006

His leadership PAC funds from the Dems though, tops $2M.

Lots of wiggle room there...

[Horse with no Name]

2. Yet he holds the ones the Republicans request

:crazy:

[smokey nj]

3. Talk about stabbing one of your own in the back.

:grr:

[DeSwiss]

8. They say that all politicians are all alike....

....score one for "they say....."

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[DeSwiss]

7. If he does this....

....watch these numbers change.

OpenSecrets.org

Communications/Electronics
PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates 2005-2006

Total Amount: $21,162,629
Total to Democrats: $7,889,988 (37%)
Total to Republicans: $13,109,933 (62%)
Number of PACs Making Contributions: 192

http://opensecrets.org/pacs/sector.asp?txt=B01&cycle=2006

[mmonk]

4. Add your sentiments to Dodd's move so Dodd can show

the people are behind him.
http://action.chrisdodd.com/signUp.jsp?key=1570

[DeSwiss]

9. I signed up earlier!!!

But thanks!!!!

:9 The rest of you slackers.... Go sign!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. I did too

[DearAbby]

6. Now important than ever

Call Chris Dodd's office and show support. Sign the petition http://action.chrisdodd.com/signUp.jsp?key=1570
Add comment on how much this means to you and America. Lets show Senator Dodd, our support.

Thank you Senator :salute:

[VP505]

11. Reading that just

leaves me speechless, no damned wonder that a President with a 24% approval rating is allowed to bully the Senate at every turn. Nothing like being enabled by the Majority Leader of the so called opposition party.

[DeSwiss]

12. I've discovered a fundamental flaw in my thinking....

I've been operating under the assumption that Harry Reid was in the Democratic Party.

My mistake....