President Bush makes a statement about the passage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by Congress after arriving back at the White House from Japan, July 9, 2008From Yahoo News:
WASHINGTON - The Senate approved and sent to the White House a bill overhauling controversial rules on secret government eavesdropping Wednesday, bowing to President Bush's demand to protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.
The relatively one-sided vote, 69-28, came only after a lengthy and bitter debate that pitted privacy and civil liberties concerns against the desire to prevent terrorist attacks. It ended almost a year of wrangling over surveillance rules and the president's warrantless wiretapping program that was initiated after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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From Strata-Sphere -- Live Blogging FISA Senate Votes
My Comment: After all the politics, delays, and posturing, the people who defend us are now protected. You have to wonder why the Democrats voted in favor for a bill that they strongly opposed. What do they know that we do not.
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