House narrowly rejects effort to halt NSA program

These critters need to spend the rest of their stinking lives in Leavenworth Federal Pen

House narrowly rejects effort to halt NSA program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records Wednesday night after a fierce debate pitting privacy rights against the government's efforts to thwart terrorism.

The vote was 217-205 on an issue that created unusual political coalitions in Washington, with libertarian-leaning conservatives and liberal Democrats pressing for the change against the Obama administration, the Republican establishment and Congress' national security experts.

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libertarian-leaning conservatives and liberal Democrats pressing for the change against the Obama administration, the Republican establishment and Congress' national security experts

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See that?

Just in case anyone thought that the Republican big wheels give a shit about the Bill of Rights.