According to the Washington Post:
"New expressions of frustration over how little information the administration has shared about the National Security Agency's warrantless eavesdropping on Americans flared yesterday in the Senate, one day after House Republicans barred amendments that would have expanded oversight of the controversial program.
"Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) said yesterday that he will file an amendment to block the NSA program's funding -- but said he will not seek a vote on it at this time -- in hope of stirring greater debate on the warrantless surveillance, part of the agency's monitoring of alleged terrorists."
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If anything is to be done to stop Bush's abuses, it will be figures such as Spector who will do it. The fact is that no Dems or group of Dems are able to do one thing about anything.
Republican control is so complete that the only hope lies in moderate Republicans such as Spector, who even though under party pressure, can't stomach the blatant abuses of this administration.
I'm glad you noted this important story.
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