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| House votes to keep Patriot Act |
| 2005-07-23 |
| The House, overriding fears that Americans' freedoms are being restricted, voted to make permanent provisions of the Patriot Act that gave authorities more investigative power in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Lawmakers voted 257-171 Thursday to make permanent 14 of the Patriot Act's 16 sections that are scheduled to expire in December, rejecting the civil liberties concerns of Democrats and some Republicans who wanted to limit several provisions of the anti-terrorism law. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 One question. Do you want Hillary Clinton and a Jannet Reno with the Patriot Act? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-07-23 14:03 |
| #4 I actually don't like the "permanent" part. I would rather Congress had an up-or-down vote every few years. Of course, I think they should do that with the income tax, too... |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-07-23 09:54 |
| #3 Not sure Falun Gong, Catholics or the folks who ended up under tanks in Tianamen Square would would agree with you there, G. And irregardless of the merits of the Patriot Act (doesn't seem to be the source of many actual problems to me), since when is "hey, we're better than China" good enough? |
| Posted by: VAMark 2005-07-23 06:57 |
| #2 The police in China have about a billion more powers granted to them than the Patriot Act (worst name ever) grants, and I wouldn't call China a "police state". |
| Posted by: gromky 2005-07-23 02:02 |
| #1 "overriding fears" ... "civil liberties concerns" Given that there is not one instance of abuse to point at and cry "Wolf!", the wank-o-matics continue their lame pathetic innuendo memery. Sorry, SFGate, you'll have to surrender to dhimmitude without dragging the rest of us down with you. So sad. Now fuck the fuck off you fucking fuckwits. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-23 01:01 |