A bill to laying out rules on how to interrogate terror suspects is likely to pass both houses of Congress soon, but little can be said about an eavesdropping bill.  Lawmakers in the House and the Senate say it is not likely that bills covering the NSA's eavesdropping program could pass both houses buy the end of the session this weekend.

I have not had a chance to read just what the bill would suggest we do with the interrogation process so I will not able to comment on that.  What I can say about this is that I am glad both houses can finally agree on this matter so we can finally began interrogating these suspects once more.  Interrogating these suspects is crucial to our national security.  We just have to be sure that we do this in compliance with the Geneva Convention.

As for the eavesdropping bill.  The House and Senate are both at ends with this.  The House bill, sponsored by Heather Wilson (R-New Mex.) seeks to "modernize" wiretapping law but would also give the president broader authority to conduct surveillance without court orders as long as he reported to Congress after doing so.  The bill has many differences from a Senate plan that would submit the entire wiretapping program to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to rule on its constitutionality.

Regardless of what bill is passes, they both must still comply with the U.S. constitution and not go against the Supreme Court.  I do not have a problem with wiretaps.  They too are necessary to ensure our national safety.  What I do have a problem with is when they are not conducted by the laws set forth to do so.