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ACLU Letter to Gonzales on FISA | 10 comments (10 topical)

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From NYT, August 11, 2007: (none / 0) (#4)
by oculus on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 05:56:58 PM EST
By Aug. 2, the two sides seemed relatively close to a deal. Mr. McConnell had agreed to some increased role for the secret court, a step that the administration considered a major concession, the White House and Congressional leaders said.

But that night, the talks broke down. With time running out, the Senate approved a Republican bill that omitted the stronger court oversight. The next day, the House passed the bill.

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His point (none / 0) (#8)
by Alien Abductee on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 07:32:46 PM EST
I think was that Democrats had already given Bush what he asked for in the Dem bill, so there was no reason for them to cave on threats of a veto, since what they provided met Bush's own publicly stated requirements. If Bush had then gone and actually vetoed, they would have the political buffer of being able to say We gave him what he asked for and he vetoed! WTF!

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ACLU Letter to Gonzales on FISA | 10 comments (10 topical)

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