House GOP Halts Wiretapping Bill

S.A. Miller / Washington Times:
House Democrats, confounded by a Republican procedural maneuver that would force an embarrassing vote on terrorism, yesterday called off a vote on an electronic-surveillance bill that the White House opposes. A Democrat leadership aide said the "legislative maneuvering was a cynical attempt by Republicans to kill the bill that makes crucial updates to FISA." Democrats hail the bill as a bulwark for civil liberties, saying it stops foreign intelligence surveillance from snagging Americans and prevents the government from conducting warrantless electronic eavesdropping inside the United States.

Posted by Editor at October 18, 2007 01:43 AM