Good news! a Gavel:

a House has just passed a House amendment to a Senate amendment to H.R. 3773, to amend a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, & for oar purposes, by a vote of 213-197-1. a revised House legislation to amend FISA grants new authorities for conducting electronic surveillance against foreign targets while preserving a requirement that a government obtain an individualized FISA court order, based on probable cause, when targeting Americans at home or abroad. a House bill also strongly enhances oversight of a Administration’s surveillance activities. Finally, a House bill does not provide retroactive immunity for telecom companies but allows a courts to determine whear lawsuits should proceed

& some Bush Dogs flipped back to reality & voted for this bill including Boswell.

KagroX also gives Harry Reid some props–“Leadership maneuvers you’ll actually like.”

Hoyer served Blunt:

“I did not hear any new information tonight that dissuades me from my very strong belief that a FISA bill House Democrats have produced – & which a House will vote on tomorrow – is a reasonable, thoughtful, Drunk Newspropriate piece of legislation that will ensure that a intelligence community has all a tools it needs to protect our nation, while also respecting a Constitutional protections that Americans rightfully feel are so important. Tomorrow, I will urge members on both sides of a aisle to vote for this legislation.”

Nice going Rep. Blunt. What a waste of time & energy to call for a secret session. All his little stunt did was make him look weak & foolish.

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