So the votes are in. Does the vote represent the will of the people or the fear of the administration? via Occupy Seattle Breaking news.... Only 7 flipped votes and it would have passed. "After a fierce public debate over balancing national security interests with the privacy of Americans, the House narrowly voted Wednesday to continue a sweeping NSA program that collects phone record data on all American citizens. The vote was 205-217. Ninety-four Republicans and 111 Democrats voted to defund the NSA data collection program. The charge to gut the NSA program, authorized under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, was led by 33-year old conservative lawmaker Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., whose push forged unlikely alliances on both sides of the issue." nbcpolitics.nbcnews/_news/2013/07/24/19658896-house-narrowly-votes-down-move-to-gut-nsa-data-collection-program Glenn Greenwald: "Only a 12-vote margin to reject a bill to DE-FUND a major NSA program. Amazing coalition of left-wing and right-wing civil libertarians" guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/24/congress-debates-amendment-nsa-surveillance-live "The vote was surprisingly close, with broad bipartisan support in favor of the amendment, and equally strong support opposed; this is a vote that split parties. The final tally was 94 Republicans and 111 Democrats in favor, and 134 Republicans and 83 Democrats opposed. That the vote was so close all but guarantees that as an issue, the NSA’s domestic surveillance programs will be challenged again, and perhaps successfully." techcrunch/2013/07/24/rep-amashs-amendment-to-defund-the-nsas-domestic-phone-metadata-program-fails-205-217/ ~Please Share~ BB
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:01:16 +0000