[Kay Ludlow]

Here’s hoping that they oppose overhaul because they plan to abolish...

[The Antiyuppie]

Paging Rand Paul...

[demshateGod]

The Constitution, Mr Yertle, ties your hands behind your back, but since 0 supported the bill, it was probably just going to divert spying away from terrorists and toward the Tea Party.

[JRandomFreeper]

“This is the worst possible time to be tying our hands behind our backstrying to uphold the Constitution” Mr. McConnell said.

Spying on Americans isn't a conservative value.

/johnny

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Did they have specific objections against this bill or do they think everything is hunky-dory? If they think everything is hunky-dory they are on the wrong side.

[oblomov]

“This is the worst possible time to be tying our hands behind our backs...”

What do you mean, “our” hands?

[Girlene]

From the article:

With the bill’s defeat, the Senate faces a hard deadline for new legislation since the legal basis for the phone records program, a provision of the Patriot Act, expires in June.

After that, when the 90-day orders to phone companies requiring them to turn over their customers’ records expire, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court would be unable to issue a new round of orders.

Doing nothing now might not be a bad idea since the ability to collect them will expire in June. Somehow, I doubt McConnell will allow this to happen, though.

[Fresh Wind]

Does anyone know exactly what is in this bill? Has anyone read it?

If Obama wants it, it can’t be good.

[Revel]

I hope that everyone is really seeing that the republicans are just as much a part of the establishment as the democrats. They are planning nothing more than continuing the socialist anti-American agenda.

[molson209]

Overhaul under the Obama Admin = Very Bad Idea

[AbortionIsEvil]

Shameful.

[nonliberal]

Sure glad the Republicans won the Senate. </sarc>