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December 16, 2005
Patriot Act Stopped in the Senate--Sort Of
The Senate today was unable to break a filibuster by Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Larry Craig (R-ID) designed to prevent reauthorization of portions of the Patriot Act. This seems like good news at first until you read further into the story, where you will find that "Feingold, Craig and other critics . . . have called for the law to be extended in its present form so they can continue to try and add more civil liberties safeguards." In short, rather than allowing this horrendous law to expire, these brave senators want to extend it for a shorter period of time than the White House does. During that time they just want to tinker around the edges to make it appear more freedom-friendly.
"If a compromise is not reached, the 16 Patriot Act provisions expire on Dec. 31," says the AP. Let's hope they keep bickering for a long time to come.
Posted by Mike Tennant at December 16, 2005 03:41 PM
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