Letter From Chris Dodd: Re: Retro-active Immunity

[Me.]

Dear Me.

As they say ... Breaking News from the Senate.

Forgive me if some of this is in the weeds, I'll try and make the parliamentary process as painless as possible.

1. Within the last hour, the Senate Judiciary Committee just reported out a FISA bill that DOES NOT include retroactive immunity for the telecom companies that helped the Bush Administration spy on Americans.
2. This means the Judiciary bill moves to the full Senate WITHOUT the dangerous language included.
3. Retroactive immunity will, however, surely be introduced as an amendment to the FISA bill.
4. If needed Senator Dodd will filibuster any amendment seeking to add retroactive immunity to the underlying bill. By filibustering, he will force the opposition to find 60 votes to pass the provision.

It will be a lot more difficult for those who would enable the erosion of our Constitution to find the 60 votes necessary to stop immunity on its own than it would be for us to find the 40 needed to sustain a filibuster of the bill as a whole if it included immunity.

Today is a great victory for all of us -- and another example of Chris Dodd's leadership.

If it wasn't for our efforts, together, retroactive immunity would be well on its way to sailing through the Senate ... largely unnoticed.

The fight continues, for sure, but this was a big victory today.

Visit www.ChrisDodd.com for more updates as they happen.

We'll be in touch.

Tim Tagaris
Chris Dodd for President




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[Mojambo]

1. Dodd's been a HUGE leader on this

And he pledges a filibuster to prevent retroactive immunity.

:applause:

[Me.]

2. Yep, I Do Believe He Will Follow Through

I also think that great infusion of cash he got when he was going to place a hold on it if necessary was a real eye opener for him

[kelligesq]

3. Good on Dodd. I like him a lot, but Kucinich or Edwards have my vote

so far

[Me.]

4. Undecided So Far

But I lean towards standing by those who stand by me.

[L. Coyote]

5. Senate has two versions out of Comm's

So, this either ignores one version or assumes which Reid will move to the floor.

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