 The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would provide congressional authorization for Bush's warrantless domestic spying program but subject it to new rules. With a court battle waging over the program's legality, the House, controlled by Bush's fellow Republicans, approved the measure on a largely party-line vote of 232-191, and sent it to the Senate for needed concurrence. The Senate, however, has been unable to agree on such legislation, preventing Bush from getting a final measure to sign into law before members of Congress go home to campaign for the November 7 elections. That had been a top Republican goal. With both parties bickering over who can best protect America, the bill outlines when and how a president can order warrantless surveillance. If you think trashing the Constitution is OK for any reason, then you deserve what this country is becoming. ...
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