House poised to reauthorize USA Patriot Act

[maddezmom]

House poised to reauthorize USA Patriot Act By Alan Elsner
16 minutes ago



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives, ignoring protests from civil liberties groups and some conservatives, moved on Thursday to renew the USA Patriot Act giving the government unprecedented powers to investigate suspected terrorists.

Sixteen provisions of the 2001 law, hastily enacted in response to the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, are due to expire at the end of this year unless renewed by Congress. President Bush has repeatedly called on lawmakers to make the entire law permanent.

The House was poised to reauthorize the act with some minor changes designed to increase judicial and political oversight of some of its most controversial provisions. Republicans said the latest explosions in London showed how urgent and important it was to renew the law.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050721/pl_nm/usa_congress_patriot_dc

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. NO NO NO NO NO!!!

Fuck NO! Have signed every petition that's come my way regarding this, have contacted my representatives and senators.
:rant: FUCK! :rant:

[UpInArms]

2. Terra! Terra! Terra!

destroy the rights of the citizens - do the terrorists' job for them!

Freakin' morons - get out of my Congress!

:argh:

:rant:

[doublethink]

3. Well they said it ....

Republicans said the latest explosions in London showed how urgent and important it was to renew the law. -snip-

And all I have to say is shit, bastards.
on edit: to add 'bastards.'

[Zorra]

4. Republicans hate us for our freedom and civil liberties.

They are the party of budget deficits, fiscal irresponsibility, huge centralized government, and radically intrusive government.

Republican = Fascist Cockroach.
:mad:

[wli]

5. more fascism, less filling

They'll be goose-stepping us off to their neo-Auschwitzes next.

[Cha]

6. They can do all the

fucking bogus patriot acts they want but if the citizens don't like it..they can always storm the bastille.

[Ezlivin]

7. Can I just drive to the closest concentration camp and check in?

These "folks" won't be happy until they've written laws putting each of us behind bars or in a concentration camp.

They don't like it when we take freedom on a march.

[doublethink]

9. Why do I get an ominous feeling ....

about the largest "DU meet up" at one of these camps in the future. Shit, that's not how I wanted to meet you people. Somebody slap me out of it. :banghead: Peace. :)

[Newsjock]

8. My vow for 2006

I will not vote for any Democrat who supports the Patriot Act in its current form.

[bemildred]

10. Ditto that, but my rep is already gone if I have anything to do with it.nt

[StrafingMoose]

11. Domestic terrorism...

the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that--appear to be intended--to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion;

Section 802... I think you can see any moron in the govt using this...

"Mommy!!! This political party or this journalist is intimidating me!! *terror label applied*"

[cal04]

12. These people are a joke. OUT a CIA agent working

with WMD's but that doesn't hurt our national security, but London bombings make this urgent

:grr:

[peacebird]

13. the repukes put out a bill with minor adjustments to two provisions

AND they have shut the door on any discussion or changes to the bill. Period. They will not allow even additional sunset provisions so the worst provisions are looked at again.

Anyone suprised?