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

[Dude VanWinkle]

On Dec 17, 2007 8:57 PM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawg at netzero.net> wrote:
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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.
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> 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.
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> 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.


How is postponing the inevitable a victory?

I guess you can take what you can get when you have control of both
majorities and still want to convince the public you are doing
something..