today’s fisa vote
in regards to “the end of privacy”, i just stumbled across glenn greenwald’s political blog on salon. he was liveblogging earlier today on the proceedings and has a really awesome write-up in plain english about today’s fisa vote.
by blocking an extension, republicans just basically assured that the paa — which they spent the last seven months shrilly insisting was crucial if we are going to be saved from the terrorists — will expire on friday without any new bill in place. since the house is going out of session after tomorrow, there is no way to get a new bill in place before friday. the republicans, at bush’s behest, just knowingly deprived the intelligence community of a tool they have long claimed is so vital. is the media going to understand and be able to explain what the republicans just did? yes, that’s a rhetorical question.
this is fucking awesome! it’s only a small step, but at least it’s a step in the right direction.
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