Dodd Derails

Dodd temporarily stops "telecom immunity/domestic spying" bill - AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth: "Senator Dodd (D-CT) just threw a wrench in Democratic plans to pass George Bush's 'it's okay if AT&T and Verizon spied on you' bill. Dodd just put a hold on the bill, which means they'll need 60 votes (out of 100 senators) in order to proceed to the bill, and even then, it will take them 30 hours to do so. And if Dodd wants to really be a mensch, he can object to the final vote on the bill, the motion to go conference, and then on the conference report as well - coming to a grand total of, at least I'm told, 120 hours of debate that will be needed to finish this bill. A real pain in the butt..."