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the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 In 2008, Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.
by masonic 10y ago
the FISA Amendments Act of 2008
In 2008, Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> In 2008, Democrats controlled both houses of Congress. And neither of the major US parties (and especially not the Democratic Party, whose major factions include both a center-right faction and a moderate left faction) are unified cohesive parties with strong discipline as you might find in a multiparty parliamentary system; the FISA Amendments Act passed with every Republican that voted in either house (except one in the House) and a minority of Democrats on each house supporting it, and the majority of Democrats in each house opposing it.