House Declines To Vote On Telecom Immunity

freedom_india alerts us to news that the House of Representatives declined to bring the surveillance reform bill to vote, prompting House Republicans to walk out in the middle of a session. The bill, recently passed by the Senate, includes retroactive immunity for the telecommunications companies who assisted with illegal domestic wiretaps. The walk-out comes after a proposal was shot down on Wednesday that would have extended the current legislation for another three weeks.

Re:One can hope

[CmdrGravy]

I'm surprised he isn't able to torture those members of the house who dissent until they bend to his will, it is the security of the United States which is at risk here and any reasonable person would understand that all available measures must be employed to maintain that security.

In related news

[Sleeping Kirby]

In related news. Bush vows to hold his breath until his face turns blue in protest of the house not being bipartisan by giving him exactly what he wants.

I haven't been in American that long (only almost 20 years). Has there been a worse president than this guy?

Re:One can hope

[Kierthos]

Well, he could always order them waterboarded. I mean, he's already determined that isn't torture.

Re:Wow

[JediN8]

Contempt of Congress...WTF! I hold nothing but contempt for Congress, guess i better start packing.

Re:Bush's comments on the issue

[QuantumRiff]

and in many ways, we're worse off.
How can you say this? The terrorists hate us because of our freedoms. We have systematically been eliminating their reasons for hating us! In just a few short years, I am sure they will love us again!

Re:Wow

[somersault]

This makes me think.. has anyone ever done 'democrats' vs 'republican' skins for CS? With all the inane political banter that goes on about both sides (and I severely doubt that just because someone is a member of some political party means you can stereotype them in the way that seems to go on allllllllll the freaking time), I think that all you pseudo-political nutjobs would get a real kick out of it! :)

Re:Matters Instead

[techpawn]

When it comes to matters of evil, those guys are remarkably disciplined.

True republicans exist only two at a time, with a master and an apprentice...

Re:Bush's comments on the issue

[elrous0]

I applaud Bush's simple solution to the problem

1. They hate us for our freedom
2. Remove freedom
3. Problem solved!

Re:Wow

[The Redster!]

Most good skins are ones where you can tell one side from the other.

Re:A Conservative Voice on the Issue

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, how dare the Democrats do all the grandstanding. Lets do some grandstanding of our own.

Re:Why do we /.'ers prefer liberty to safety?

[freedom_india]

Women's Suffrage.

I will take it up. I have karma to burn and i know i will burn in women's hell too.

Women's suffrage is the root cause of all our present problems now.

The idea that women are equal to men came up during the 60s and the Pill just made it right for them to do so.
This created a great imbalance in the minds of men whom evolution for a million years had treated them superior to women.

Add to that mix, the force of law, lawsuits and jail time for discrimination, being called a backward village bumpkin, etc., made men say out loud that they too support women as equals.

But deep down each man, burns the desire, to return to the time of pre-WW2 era when women were more submissive and did not talk back.

Look into each of you and tell me if its true or not.

Re:Wow

[Jesus_666]

I'm not a US American, but from what I've gathered the Democrats are essentially a cross-breed between hippies and communists while the Republicans are essentially nazis on Exxon Mobil's payroll. So just give the Dems flowerchild garments, furry hats and AK47s and the Reps brown shirts, flamethrowers and corporate logos as spray tags.

I think that reflects the political situation in the USA, as seen on Slashdot, quite well.