FISA debate, CSPAN 2, Whitehouse introducing an amendment.

[TwilightGardener]

Just a friendly heads-up for those interested in a break from Super Tuesday suspense.
http://www.cspan.org/watch/cs_cspan2_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS2

[bdamomma]

1. oh Sheldon is so good.

he does not play. :applause:

[RepublicanElephant]

5. a dem who puts the constitution before "bi-partisanship" capitulation.

:yourock:

[mod mom]

6. He is definitely one of our finest!

:applause:

[hisownpetard]

9. He is, and he's #1 on my list of Dems who may make a good President one day.

[slipslidingaway]

2. K&R thanks n/t

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

3. Oh, Thanks. Whitehouse is good.

[bdamomma]

4. oh he mentioned the Federalist Society.

oh, Sheldon does his homework well.

[bdamomma]

7. I am waiting for Whitehouse to say something about the Patriots.

oh phew, can we stop singing praises to the Giants. Let's get back to business please.

[RepublicanElephant]

8. please tell me schumer's not gonna waste 12 mins praising the

ny giants in the middle of a fisa debate!

[VP505]

11. Yep he is

Schmuck Shumer at his finest!

[TwilightGardener]

10. Oh Jesus, Chuck. Please, please don't use Senate time for this.

[bdamomma]

12. unbelieveable isn't it???

this most important issue and he brings up the Superbowl. Oh, shut up Schumer.

Mukasey enabler Schumer is.

[slipslidingaway]

14. Now he'll discuss the second issue, the FISA amendment! n/t

[RepublicanElephant]

13. good, we're back to fisa.

!

[RepublicanElephant]

15. did kit bond fall asleep on the lake again?

dude is red!

[VP505]

17. That's his wino

completion, probably had more than a few for breakfast.

[RepublicanElephant]

18. him and john "boner" over at the house.

*hic*

[bdamomma]

16. do these amendments exclude that immunity clause.

that is what we should be focusing on.

[slipslidingaway]

22. Dodd-Feingold Amendment Stripping Retroactive Immunity

"...Along with Senator Chris Dodd, Senator Feingold will offer an amendment to strike Title II of the Intelligence Committee bill, which provides immunity to telecommunications companies that allegedly cooperated with the President’s illegal warrantless wiretapping program..."


Full statement and amendments...
http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/statements/08/02/20080201.htm

As a result of the agreement, several of Senator Feingold’s proposed amendments, critical to improving this deeply flawed bill will be considered and voted on:

....

Feingold-Webb-Tester Amendment to Provide Protections for Americans

Senator Feingold intends to offer an amendment along with Senators Jim Webb and Jon Tester to allow the government to get the information it needs about terrorists and purely foreign communications, while providing additional checks and balances for communications involving Americans. Under the Intelligence Committee bill, many law-abiding Americans who communicate with completely innocent people overseas will have their communications swept up, with virtually no judicial involvement or oversight..."

[RepublicanElephant]

19. feingold on now!

!

[slipslidingaway]

20. Amendment Summary and Debate Duration

http://cboldt.blogspot.com/2008/02/fisa-and-economic-stimulus.html

"Monday, February 04, 2008
FISA and Economic Stimulus
S.2248 - FISA

The Senate will open at 2:00 p.m. and move directly to S.2248, FISA. An unrelated cloture vote will be conducted at 5:30 p.m., to limit debate on moving to proceed to H.R.5140, the House-passed economic stimulus package...


Amendment Summary and Debate Duration
(page references are to formal print version of S.3911)

..."


Additional comments here...

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/02/04/fisa-fight-reconvenes-at-2/

[bdamomma]

21. kick

[halobeam]

23. is this the *the official thread"?

I don't see any other threads. Seems many are busy b/c of tomorrow.

[TwilightGardener]

24. I think it's the *only* thread.

[halobeam]

25. okay thanks

then I'm hanging here. :hi:

[halobeam]

26. how long is this expected to go on today..

could this be a late nighter?

[bdamomma]

27. Oh, Kit Bond shut up!!

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

28. Dang, I missed Feingold.

[malaise]

31. He's clarifying a point right now n/t

[RepublicanElephant]

29. that dude is wasted.

*hic*

[halobeam]

30. hey

I was hoping it would go all night. You got a problem with that?

on edit: sorry, thought you were responding to me LOL. I couldn't imagined why. heh