Pelosi Says More Debate on FISA Would Be ‘Healthy’

[sabra]

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/24/pelosi-says-more-debate-on-fisa-would-be-healthy/

It would be “healthy” if the Senate spends more time debating an overhaul of domestic-spying laws now moving through Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday.

The House passed the legislation last week, despite misgivings and outright opposition from many Democrats. Pelosi voted for the bill, saying legislation was urgently needed to update federal authority to collect intelligence information. But she said the provision granting retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that aided the government surveillance program is “a cause for great anger” among the American people.

“It would be healthy if (the public) heard more about it… even if the resolution is the same,” Pelosi said, when asked by reporters whether she thinks Senate Democrats, including Sen. Barack Obama, should filibuster the legislation updating the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act as it heads to the Senate floor this week.

Obama has said he would support the legislation and supports eliminating the immunity provision. Sen. Chris Dodd is expected to offer an amendment stripping out the provision during Senate debate, but the Senate has rejected similar efforts multiple times in the past.

[spanone]

1. then why didn't you debate it more BEFORE you voted for it, nancy??????

talk is cheap

[Marr]

2. "Let the public hear more about it" is political speak for, "run a propaganda campaign".

It does not mean public debate.

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[Solly Mack]

4. Sure it will...how can it not be healthy in such a healthy democracy as America's?

and goodness knows, the US government is just humming along beautifully and as intended. 4 squared-healthy and then some!

[Javaman]

5. more of nancy's spackling over the bullet holes, I see.

[bdamomma]

6. a cause of great anger for the American people??

you stupid bitch you want to know why Nancy, it's that piece of paper that means so much to us than to you the Constitution.