Dodd's Filibuster Threat Stalls Wiretap Bill

otakuj462 sends in an important followup to this morning's story on telecom immunity legislation. "Senator Chris Dodd won a temporary victory today after his threats of a filibuster forced Democratic leadership to push back consideration of a measure that would grant immunity to telecom companies that were complicit in warrantless surveillance... [T]he threat of Dodd's filibuster... persuaded Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, to table the act until January. A compromise on the immunity will ostensibly be worked out in the interim period."

The Dodd Gambit

[Paradise Pete]

The Dodd Gambit is a success.
And as he reluctantly tabled the bill. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was heard muttering "Dodd Gambit" under his breath.

Re:DoS against Democracy

[unsigned integer]

>Yes, and a pine is not a plant - it's a tree.

I'm pretty sure it's also not an elm.

Re:Mod parent up!

[cold fjord]

Try this instead of money: Punishing companies for assisting the President acting within the scope of his Article II powers [powerlineblog.com] to protect the lives of Americans from terrorist attacks is bad policy and stupid politics.