Reid: "I am not going to vote for the FISA bill"

[kpete]

Reid Won't Support FISA Compromise, At Odds With Obama
June 24, 2008 08:35 PM

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced this evening that he will vote against the compromise FISA legislation and work with likeminded colleagues to strip immunity for telecom firms from that bill.

It is a position that puts the Democratic Senate leader at odds with his own party's presumptive presidential nominee, Barack Obama, who also has pledged to fight for the removal of immunity but will vote yes on the final package.

"I am not going to vote for the FISA bill," said the Nevada Democrat. "There are people, Mr. President, who have worked on this FISA matter for three months or more and again the administration worked with them. Did they, on the FISA bill, move enough to make me vote for the bill? The answer is no."

more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/24/reid-wont-support-fisa-co_n_109036.html

[madfloridian]

1. Baloney. He should not even bring it to a vote. His choice.

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[Garbo 2004]

2. Exactly. Voting against the bill doesn't give Reid & Pelosi any cover. nt

[orleans]

3. WHY DID HE LET IT COME TO THE FLOOR FOR A VOTE???

HE'S A FUCK from what i can tell.

why is it even up for a fucking vote HARRY???

[JDPriestly]

4. I can't get over Obama's lack of courage!!!

He knows better.