Pelosi not backing down on FISA

[kirby]

Source: C-SPAN

Pelosi is speaking now at her weekly press briefing. She is claiming the Senate is to blame for the impasse and is currently not backing down. She is calling Bush a fearmongerer with the FISA bill. She says Bush has all the authority he needs and that this week is not a 'magical date'. The current FISA bill allows for automatic one year extension for all current investigations.

No link yet.

[HeraldSquare212]

1. Did the House Republicans just walk out?

That's what I'm hearing on CNN, but don't know when it happened. they say it appears that the law will expire.

[kirby]

2. Walked out due to Miers/Bolten resolution

A reporter just said the Republicans walked our due to a "Miers/Bolten" resolution".

"H. RES. 982



Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 979) recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on the Judiciary and for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 980) authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.

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[maddezmom]

7. Republicans walk out on contempt vote, but it supposedly was about FISA

Republicans walk out on contempt vote
By Klaus Marre
Posted: 02/14/08 01:49 PM

House Republicans Thursday left the chamber ahead of a vote seeking to hold White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before a panel investigating the firing of several United States attorneys.



The move was intended to show that Republicans want to work on a permanent update to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act rather than be part of a “partisan fishing expedition,” as House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) put it.

more:http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/republicans-walk-out-on-contempt-vote-2008-02-14.html

[EnviroBat]

10. Republicans have just shown their maturity level again...

[cottonseed]

27. Yup. The Republicans are clowning around.

What a bunch of clowns this bunch is. I just saw it in CNN. If these guys can't get serious, then the doors should be locked and they can all sit out there in the cold.

[JerseygirlCT]

3. Anyone have a sense of the House on this?

Is it possible they can step in to save the Constitution where the Senate failed? Do we have the numbers of Congresspeople willing to fight this?

[WilyWondr]

11. Doing nothing is what they need to do

in this matter.


Let *s FISA changes expire and die.

Rep Hoyer laid it out just a few minutes ago. He said nothing is urgent here. We let the chimp's spy-on-America law expire and die. Then we will be back to the FISA law that allows people to be spied upon only when the FISA court says it is OK.

[JerseygirlCT]

13. Ah... I see. Thank you! nt

[truedelphi]

29. Here's hoping that happens

[maddezmom]

4. CNN's breaking banner: GOP House members walk out in surveillance act protest

[Supersedeas]

8. Telecoms give GOP their marching orders -- and they march

[snappyturtle]

17. Or did * give the marching orders....he had just been on giving

the House members a tongue lashing?

[Ammonium]

5. I'll believe it when I see it

Count down to cave in

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[WilyWondr]

6. Thats the type of positive attitude we need more of!

NOT

[Ammonium]

14. Their wonderful track record gives me so much hope

The democratic leadership never misses an opportunity to talk tough and then cave when it really matters.

[BulletproofLandshark]

19. Pelosi's prior record speaks for itself.

It's not pessimism if her caving in is to be expected.

[EnviroBat]

9. Hey Nancy, don't be alarmed, that feeling in your back is a "Spine"

It's gonna do wonderful things for you. Just trust it.

[Javaman]

21. It's been rumored that via evolution that invertebrates will eventually

develop a spine, however, it takes millions and millions of years for that to happen.

[Teaser]

12. I've heard this before.

show me, nancy. show me.

[focusfan]

16. i agree she acts tough then she backs down from the crooks

[focusfan]

15. oh please tell me she's not in cahoots with the Bush administration

truth be known she is either being paid off by Bush or she is
involved with Condi

[trashcanistanista]

18. If she pissed of the rethugs to the point

where they walked out, She is doing her job. Now she needs to dock their pay and let the FISA bill die as was suggested above. Move it to January 2009 for debate. That will show them.

[Javaman]

20. ahhh more of the pelosi kabuki show....

she's oh so full of indignation at moron*. oh heavens me!

Pul-eeeeeeeeeze.

like everything else, she will eventually roll over and play dead.

I get so tired of this third rate high school play of bullshit.

[ladywnch]

26. 'third rate high school play ', that's cold. accurate, but cold! LOL

[closeupready]

22. Good on Nancy.

Be the leader you aspire to be.

[Jokerman]

23. I'd like to believe it this time, I really would.

Let's all hope she actually means it.

[gateley]

24. Are you referring to NANCY Pelosi? Hmm. nt

[kirby]

25. No, Fred Pelosi of Citizens of Justice. Just Kidding. n/t

[rocktivity]

28. Conyers call for contempt and now this?

They must have remember that they ALL have to re-apply for their jobs in November. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

:woohoo:
rocknation

[tridim]

30. I thought today was about hearts, not spines!

Seems like the Dems are starting to get a clue, but why today?

I guess there's no need to overanalyze, I'm just happy to finally see it happening.

[IronLionZion]

31. Democrats have both

just imagine what we can do with a Dem president, stronger legislative majorities, and friendlier courts. ooh, it makes me shiver with anticipation...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

32. I don't trust her, and I don't believe her.

Smoke and mirrors- that's all it is. She'll cave before it's over.

:shrug:

[katty]

33. i'll believe it when i see it

[quakerboy]

34. so

When I first saw the news... I have turned into a skeptic. My first thought was to wonder if maybe this is why Reid played it the way he did. Senators are a bit more secure in their positions, and maybe shifting the "win" to Pelosi will help her and hers keep their jobs?

I dunno. Too convoluted?

[Orsino]

35. Let this be the time that you don't surrender, Nancy.

Please let there be one, and let this be it.