[privacy] Dodd Filibuster Threat Wins - Spying Bill Postponed to Next Year

[Paul Ferguson]

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Via Threat Level.

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Connecticut senator Christopher Dodd's threatened filibuster of a bill
giving immunity to telecoms that helped the government spy on Americans
unexpectedly carried the day Monday, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
decided to postpone the vote on the measure until after the winter break.

The announcement was an unexpected victory for civil liberties groups,
whose anti-immunity fortunes looked grim this morning as the Senate looked
primed to pass an expansive spying bill that would free telecoms like AT&T
and Verizon from privacy lawsuits.

Dodd showed his moxie and determination all day, as he held the floor for
long stretches, railing against an administration-backed bill that would
have freed telecoms from 40-odd lawsuits pending against them in federal
court.

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More:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/12/dodd-filibuster.html

- - ferg

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