LAT: FISA lapse no problem

In an editorial today, the LAT argues that the Bush administration exaggerates the danger of allowing the Protect America Act to expire. When Congress returns to work after its break, the LAT says, a compromise should be worked out, one that does not provide what the administration and the telecoms insist is necessary: immunity for past acts. That's no compromise.

The LAT fails to mention that the bill the Senate has already passed would now be law if Speaker Pelosi had allowed it to come to a vote in the House. Majority does not rule in the House. The Speaker does, and she blocked the bill out of spite, ignoring potential dangers and possible damage to U.S. intelligence efforts.