It's a mixed bag of news on the surveillance bill, and the "retroactive immunity" part of it. Seemingly, immunity is still out, but maybe could be put back in. It's still kind of up in the air. But at least, the House of Representatives is not knuckling under in any kind of hurry. I guess that's something.
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House Dems Circulate Draft of Surveillance Compromise
. . .Of course, just because the House bill does not have retroactive immunity does not mean that the final bill to arise from the process will not. As the Politico reported last night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) now favors a strategy of "ping-ponging" alternatives back and forth between the two chambers. What that means is that the House could vote out a bill that does not contain retroactive immunity, but that the Senate could vote to add it back in, sending that back to the House, where such a modified bill might pass with the help of moderate Democrats. Of course, such a strategy could also lead to stalemate, as the Politico points out. . . .
Read more at: TPM Muckraker
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