Telecom Immunity and Warrantless Spying can be Stopped in the Senate

June 24, 2008

DownsizeDC reports that victory may yet be won on the FISA bill. All that’s needed is a Senator to filibuster and 41 votes.

Remember, we were in a similar position with this issue back in Fall 2006, and again in February this year — defeat seemed certain — but we ended up pulling out a victory. Now, in the space of just 24 hours, we’ve gone from expecting an immediate vote to having the Senate leadership contemplate splitting the bill into two parts.

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