Reply #2: Frist has "filled the tree" so Feingold cannot propose any amendments to [View All]

[flpoljunkie]

the Patriot Act. Frist's amendments, Feingold says, are meaningless, and meant to "fill the tree" so no further amendments can be offered to the Patriot Act. Reid said that both Leahy and Feingold had amendments to offer, and that he had asked Feingold to limit his amendments to the Patriot Act to no more than one--which Feingold is now trying to do, but there was an objection on the floor to his doing so.

Feingold is speaking now on this blocking of his amendment, and how he is being prevented from adding adequate safeguards to the Patriot Act. He indicated the order had come down from the White House that no amendments would be allowed.