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December 16, 2005

Senate blocks renewal of the Patriot Act

Finally, some good news in the war on our civil liberties. The senate needed 60 votes to extend the provisions of the Patriot Act in perpetuity, but they only got 52. 47 Senators, both Democrat and Republican, joined together and blocked the renewal of the ill-conceived Patriot Act. Thankfully, some of our elected officials seem to understand that their oath to uphold the constitution means something. Albeit they're a minority, but it's still encouraging news, nonetheless.

Technorati tags: Patriot Act, Securocrats

Posted by Peenie Wallie on December 16, 2005 at 12:54 PM

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