Comments on: It’s For The Children Lawyers http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » Tort Trumps Fighting Terror http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-75600 Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » Tort Trumps Fighting Terror Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:12:36 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/#comment-75600 [...] Robert Novak reveals the real reasons why the House refused to pass the FISA bill. A closed-door caucus of House Democrats last Wednesday took a risky political course. By four to one, they instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists. Rather than passing the bill with a minority of the House's Democratic majority, Pelosi obeyed her caucus and left town for a 12-day recess without renewing the government's eroding intelligence capability. [...] [...] Robert Novak reveals the real reasons why the House refused to pass the FISA bill. A closed-door caucus of House Democrats last Wednesday took a risky political course. By four to one, they instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists. Rather than passing the bill with a minority of the House's Democratic majority, Pelosi obeyed her caucus and left town for a 12-day recess without renewing the government's eroding intelligence capability. [...]

]]> By: Neo http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-75599 Neo Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:35:41 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/#comment-75599 Of course, Democrats insisted yesterday that the telecoms didn't need immunity if what they had done was legal.  If that is so, then why do Congressmen hide behind the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_or_Debate_Clause">Speech or Debate Clause</a> when confronted by lawsuits.<b>Repeal the interpretation that the Speech or Debate Clause allows immunity for Congressmen from lawsuits.</b> Of course, Democrats insisted yesterday that the telecoms didn’t need immunity if what they had done was legal.  If that is so, then why do Congressmen hide behind the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_or_Debate_Clause">Speech or Debate Clause</a> when confronted by lawsuits.<b>Repeal the interpretation that the Speech or Debate Clause allows immunity for Congressmen from lawsuits.</b>

]]> By: Public Secrets: from the files of the Irishspy http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-75591 Public Secrets: from the files of the Irishspy Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:55:30 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/#comment-75591 <strong>Irresponsible, the proof...</strong> A few days ago, I asked the following in regard to the House Democratic leadership's decision to go on recess and let expire the FISA legislation that allowed our intelligence agencies to monitor foreign terrorist conversations that happened to pass... Irresponsible, the proof…

A few days ago, I asked the following in regard to the House Democratic leadership’s decision to go on recess and let expire the FISA legislation that allowed our intelligence agencies to monitor foreign terrorist conversations that happened to pass…

]]> By: Sam Wah http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-75590 Sam Wah Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:55:20 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2008/02/18/its-for-the-children-lawyers/#comment-75590 Quel suprise! Quel suprise!

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