FISA: We lose

(H/t to Glenn)

Hats off to the Democratic controlled Senate. They certainly are consistent.

H.R.6304 FISA bill amendments

• Remove Immunity for Telecoms (Dodd/Feingold) - Rejected
• Subject Immunity to [weak] Court Approval (Specter) - Rejected 
• Delay Immunity until the IG investigates what took place (Bingaman) - Rejected

I know which senator won't get my vote next time.

Final vote on the bill to follow.

Careful what you say now folks, because there's sure to be somebody listening.

Late Edit: (H/t Secrecy News)

Let's hope Sen. Whitehouse is right:

“If I were a litigant, I would challenge the constitutionality of the immunity provisions of this statute, and I would expect a good chance of winning,” Sen. Whitehouse said.

Later Edit:
The ACLU is going to press exactly that legal point.
Glenn has the full rundown of what happened today, why it's so godawful, and who's to blame. Obama is among them.