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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (371977)2/25/2008 2:10:48 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1576628
 
"Who knows with these bills, they probably attached pork to it."

That wasn't the stated reason. The stated reason was that the telecom immunity was important. One can only conclude that the telecom immunity was more important than the wiretapping itself, else they would have let the extension pass and then work out a version with immunity that everyone could agree on.