Another travesty - warentless wiretapping passes House

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and eighteen Democrats voted for it!!!

WASHINGTON - The House approved a bill Thursday that would grant legal status to President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program with new restrictions. Republicans called it a test before the election of whether Democrats want to fight or coddle terrorists.

"The Democrats' irrational opposition to strong national security policies that help keep our nation secure should be of great concern to the American people," Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said in a statement after the bill passed 232-191.

"To always have reasons why you just can't vote 'yes,' I think speaks volumes when it comes to which party is better able and more willing to take on the terrorists and defeat them," Boehner said.

Democrats shot back that the war on terrorism shouldn't be fought at the expense of civil and human rights. The bill approved by the House, they argued, gives the president too much power and leaves the law vulnerable to being overturned by a court.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_go_co/congress_eavesdropping

Roll call: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll502.xml

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. Hey fuck, you know, let's do the totalitarian thing right.

I think we can't fight terror unless the oil companies are nationalized. I demand that the government act now. The Republican's irrational opposition to strong socialistic policies that would keep our nation secure should be of great concern to the american people.

:sarcasm: Just a little.

[Tiggeroshii]

2. It will still need to get out of senate committee to pass...

It's looking more and more like it won't happen, given Chaffee's tough spot.