Posted on 07/24/2007 6:36:15 PM PDT by doug from upland
Breaking from Congressman Peter King. The whistleblower protection remains in the Homeland Security bill. This is the amendment that protects citizens from lawsuits if they report suspicious activity such as the flying imams. This is good news.
Yes.
WHOOPS. THE CORRECT LINK IS -— http://www.malzbergtalk.com
Illbedamn - a vote in the right direction for once.
Joe Average needs to be reassured he can call in the clans on the local Jihadis without a lawyer attacking his family!
You are right. This should have been a unanimous voice vote. It is a no debate no brainer. What the leftists and apologists have done to this nation is unforgivable. May they pay.
Geez. Anymore it seems we get a better response from a dem congress than we had when the republicans were in control, not that the current leadership is acceptable or anything, but at least they seem to listen to us when we raise enough hell. We should keep at it every time they attempt to betray the nation. When the Republicans get back into power we should treat them no differently when they act against the conservative base.
good.
I heard our senator, Russ Feingold-who voted against it on Thursday, try and defend his vote on Friday.
Things he said about the bill were blatant lies. CYO big time!
A E mailed my other senator, Herb Kohl-who also voted against in on Thursday's vote, and implored him to reconsider.
Something changed!
Exactly! How sad is it that we get excited when our elected representatives allow a "no-brainer" like this to proceed?
Good! Something breaks our way.
AMEN!
Deal reached on security bill
Staff and agencies
24 July, 2007
By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators reached agreement Tuesday on steps to strengthen air and sea defenses against would-be terrorists in legislation aimed at fulfilling recommendations made three years ago by the 9/11 Commission.
It also realigns the formulas for distributing federal security funds so that states and cities most at risk of terrorist attack receive a larger share.
The compromise bill gives a much needed victory to Democrats who go into the August recess with few concrete achievements to show for their first six months in control of Congress.
The nonpartisan 9/11 Commission, formed after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001 came out with 41 recommendations to make the nation safer from terrorist threats, covering transportation security, emergency preparedness and reforms to U.S. intelligence and diplomatic policies.
But Democrats, in taking control of Congress, made it a top priority to act on unfulfilled recommendations. The House passed its bill on the first day of this session last January, and the Senate followed suit in March. Getting together to formulate a compromise was delayed for months over issues such as White House opposition to provisions, since dropped, that would have given airport screeners collective bargaining rights.
The legislation requires that all ship containers bound for the United States undergo radiation screening before they leave foreign ports. The aim is to stop ships containing nuclear devices before they reach American destinations.
There‘s a five-year deadline for meeting the requirement, but, in a nod to critics who question whether the technology will be ready in time, it gives the Homeland Security secretary authority to extend that deadline in two-year increments.
The bill changes the formula for distributing federal security grants to better reflect terrorist threats. Currently states are guaranteed 0.75 percent of grant funds, but the bill cuts that guarantee in half and approves $950 million annually over the next five years for state homeland security grants.
Also coinciding with 9/11 Commission recommendations, the legislation strengthens a board that oversees privacy and civil liberties issues, establishes a new electronic travel authorization system for countries that have a visa waiver agreement with the United States and requires Congress and the president to disclose the total amount of funds appropriated for the intelligence community, a number that is now classified.
The bills are H.R.1 and S.4
On the Net:
Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov/
I just can’t believe that such a no-brainer issue was even up for grabs. The Dems just keep turning up the volume, and it seems like the difficulty of our fight to defend our country and our liberties is increasing exponentially.
At 2000 feet!
The bill has gone to committee and it may be changed by the time it goes to the Senate. Senator Lieberman is for this but Rep. King isn’t confident in the Senate. Looks like we have to be watching the process.
Stay vigilant!!!!!
Been Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working, Working.
Still check in every day as my first look of the day. Drudge, Here, and a couple of other places... then nose to the wheel.
From the Jill Abrams article — (I wonder why it was left out of the other report)
The last obstacle was cleared when negotiators crafted language to satisfy a Republican demand giving immunity from lawsuits to people who report suspicious behavior. The issue grew out of an incident last fall where six Muslim scholars were removed from a flight in Minneapolis after other passengers said they were acting suspiciously. The imams have since filed a lawsuit, saying their civil rights were violated.
I saw nothing on the site verifying this is true. Is there a direct link to the actual comments????
King was just talking about this on Glenn Beck. He said Democrats were blocking it.
Good news BUMP
Steve has not put it on his site yet. I listened to Pete King’s interview on Steve’s show, King went to the floor, and called back to Steve a short time later with the good news.
Not being accusatory, but are you suggesting that my post is not true?
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