When House of Representatives Met in Rare Secret Session

By Jim Capo
Last Thursday, members of our House of Representatives yielded to Congressman Blunt of Missouri who invoked a call to hold a secret session of the House for only the fourth time since 1830. Mr. Blunt's stated purpose was to share with other members of the House certain urgent information he possessed related to suggested revisions to federal surveillance laws on telecommunications — the FISA bill. He argued that, "Many of the Members have not seen this. It is information that I think would be helpful." Apparently, certain information is too sensitive to share with common citizens as to why our unalienable rights, protected by the fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, must be trampled over by advocates of warrantless wire tapping programs. Read more...

Posted by Editor at March 21, 2008 07:11 PM