Ben Cardin’s Amendment 3930 to FISA legislation just failed 49-46. 60 “yes” votes were needed to pass, based on the negotiated agreement by the Senate Democratic and Republican leadership.
The Cardin Amendment would have limited the SSCI bill to a 4 year extension. Since it failed, whatever new legislation is passed will sunset in 6 years.
We expect more votes on FISA amendments today, but doubt that the Dodd-Feingold amendment to strip retroactive immunity.
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1 Obama vs. Clinton, Action vs. Words on FISA - The Seminal :: Independent Media and Politics // Feb 7, 2008 at 1:33 pm
[…] Senator Cardin’s amendment came up for a vote. The amendment would have caused the FISA bill to sunset in four years, rather than six. This could […]