Senate is back on the floor. Voting on FISA notices

Bill to allow recipients of FISA letters to speak about it with out going to jail.

All I have to say is, it had better pass!

I am not going to have time for lunch today!

One of the small joys of being unemployed.

"Mr. Akaka..."

Y'all do.

I hate the term "homemaker" - I really don't "make" my home! lol!

when I was a stay at home mom, I thought CSPAN was Boring! little did I know...

:)

only 20 or so have voted...

Jeffords - No

:kick:

haven't figured out the details... :shrug:

and I'll know enough to run myself. ;)

can!

Looks like Morning business (1 minute speeches)

reconsidering the motion to reconsider :eyes: was the last vote, it passed 84 to 14

final Senate extension of the Patriot Act could come later today

Cantwell just gave her hour of post cloture time to the minority leader...
someone else did the same, but missed who (repub?)

Fristy should be up soon to let us know if the vote is going to happen today.

In quorum now.... time to switch to the House, discussing civil rights and voting act.

going to jail? Right? BTW, thanks Viva.

The whole Act now has to pass the Senate.

I don't know how the news of Sensenbrenner backing out of the compromise in the House changes it, or what happens next...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=546778&mesg_id=546778

Honestly, Viva, for as long as I have been watching the Senate, I sure can't figure out what they are doing or voting for.

Thanks! :hug:

He said the rules have changed since Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and one Senator can no longer prevent a law from being passed. So it looks like the Patriot Act is a done deal.

Senators voting against S. 2271 (USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006):

Byrd (D-WV)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Jeffords (I-VT)

Senator Inouye (D-HI) did not cast a vote. All other U.S. Senators voted to reauthorize.



The following US Senators voted against S.Amdt. 2895 to the USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006 (to establish the enactment date):

Akaka (D-HI)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Wyden (D-OR)

Senator Inouye (D-HI) did not cast a vote. All other U.S. Senators voted for the agreed upon enactment date.


http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Roll_call_Senators_voting_against_Patriot_0301.html

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday agreed to add to the Patriot Act new curbs on the government's power to pry into private records, moving President Bush's antiterror law a step closer to renewal before key provisions expire next week.

But even as it progressed on a 95-4 vote, some Democrats complained that the limits would be virtually meaningless in practice and sought to add even stronger privacy protections.

Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., refused to allow more tinkering, pointing out that renewal of the 2001 law is already months overdue.

The measure that passed Wednesday restricts somwhat the government's ability to access records in terrorism investigations by allowing court challenges to some demands.

more - http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/patriot_act;_ylt=AsW47EVJbIrI7.o.QarQtpSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--