Senate Intel Committee gets tough! Makes demands on White House!

In the spirit of bipartisanship, in a straight party-line vote, the Senate Intelligence Committee comes up with a plan for strict oversight of the NSA spying: (emp add)

The agreement would reinforce the authority of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which was created in 1978 to issue special warrants for spying but was sidestepped by the administration. The measure would require the administration to seek a warrant from the court whenever possible.

Yes! The reinforced FISA court will now oversee the wiretapping whenever possible.

To hell with Republican "moderates" like Hagel and Snow. They're pathetic.

One of the more dispiriting news items of the year.

Excellent commentary on this mess over at Glenn Greenwald.


posted by Quiddity at 3/08/2006 03:02:00 PM