House votes to strip Patriot Act of US Attorney provision 329-78

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=177 (video included)

via Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/26/house-votes-to-strip-us-attorney-provision/

from stem to stern, IMO.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll189.xml

NAYS

Aderholt
Akin
Bachmann
Baker
Barrett (SC)
Barton (TX)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blunt
Boehner
Bonner
Bono
Brady (TX)
Brown (SC)
Burton (IN)
Buyer
Campbell (CA)
Cannon
Cantor
Carter
Chabot
Coble
Conaway
Crenshaw
Cubin
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Davis, David
Deal (GA)
Doolittle
Duncan
English (PA)
Everett
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Gingrey
Granger
Graves
Hall (TX)
Hastert
Hayes
Herger
Johnson, Sam
Jordan
Kingston
Kline (MN)
Lamborn
LaTourette
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Manzullo
McCarthy (CA)
McCrery
McHenry
Mica
Miller (FL)
Musgrave
Myrick
Nunes
Poe
Price (GA)
Reynolds
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Roskam
Ryan (WI)
Sali
Schmidt
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Smith (NE)
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Turner
Westmoreland
Wicker
Wilson (SC)
Young (FL)

and WHY do they want the attorney provision to stand???? Hmmmmmm???

n/t

:thumbsup: :kick:

"It is key to ensure that U.S. Attorneys are subject to Senate confirmation. Under federal statute, U.S. Attorneys are appointed by the President and are confirmed by the Senate. Senate confirmation is an integral part of our checks-and-balances system. The Senate’s advice and consent process formally checks the power of the President by requiring the U.S. Attorney nominee to go through a confirmation process. In addition, traditionally, the President has usually accepted U.S. Attorney nominees for a particular state who are recommended by that state’s Senators from the President’s political party or other officials in that state from the President’s party. This tradition, called “Senatorial courtesy,” has also served as an additional, informal check on the President’s appointment power.

The bill would apply to the interim U.S. attorneys who are currently serving in the place of the eight dismissed U.S. Attorneys. This bill would impact the U.S. Attorney openings that were created when the eight U.S. Attorneys were forced to resign by the Bush Administration. It would make sure that interim U.S. Attorneys presently serving do not linger in office without Senate confirmation.

A similar bill, S. 214, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), was passed by the Senate by an overwhelming, bipartisan vote of 94 to 2 on March 20."

http://www.speaker.gov/legislation?id=0017

Complete bill is here (use H.R 580 as Bill Number search query):

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Even if the American people don't care, the lawmakers DO.

Backdoor governance is OUT.

for this bill is because they would have been out of the loop come '08.

In my opinion the Dems could have used the current provision for a couple of years to chase corrupt congressman. Sorry to see it go. Once again Dems playing touch football against the ultimate wrestlers.