Bush/Hoyer FISA bill gets vote in the House today

UPDATE: The FISA bill passed 293-129. We'll post the roll call when it's available. Here's the roll call vote. Steny Hoyer and 104 other Democrats made George Bush very happy today. Maybe Bush will be nice to them now.

The House will vote on George Bush and Steny Hoyer's very flawed FISA bill today. In fact, it's being debated right now. It's a total cave in to George Bush. We thought the days of cowering before Bush were over. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Bush's approval rating is 29%. Yes, 29%. But, somehow, he's managed to roll the Democratic Majority Leader.

Last night, Keith Olbermann desconstructed what the bill is all about and explains this bill "gives President Bush exactly what he wants -- increased abilities to spy on Americans without warrants and a level of immunity for the telecom companies who already illegally spied on Americans for him." Keith's guest, legal scholar Jonathan Turley, called the new bill an "evisceration of the Fourth Amendment." He also stated "This bill has quite literally no public value for citizens or civil liberities."

Watch the Olbermann segment on FISA (you have to see an ad first, but it's worth it):


Call your House members today -- tell them to vote NO on the FISA sellout. The main number is 202-225-3121.