FISA Debate Gets Underway In The House

The House debate about the FISA law is underway. The House has capped debate at just one hour.

So far, the Democrats seem to emphasize that this legislation will not get the Bush Administration off the hook.

Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) said he opposed the bill, but did point to one bright spot in the legislation.

“[The bill] will ask the inspector general to conduct an independent investigation of the president’s wiretapping program,” Conyers said. “This will uncover the truth for the American people, hopefully, about the president’s activity.”

Rep. Sylvester Reyes (D-TX), the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, also noted that: “This bill does not grant immunity to any government official that might have violated the law.”