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JoeyT

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11. I might be misreading something,

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Jun 7, 2013, 01:47 AM

Jun 2013

but according to votesmart, Sanders voted Nay for the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and on the extensions.

http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/27110/bernie-sanders/13/civil-liberties-and-civil-rights

I might have the wrong bill entirely. Republicans use the most Orwellian freaking names for bills that there might have been more than one of them.

Edited to add: Which isn't to take away from Russ Feingold, who I'd sell a kidney to have as an elected official in any capacity.

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Who Was The Only U.S. Senator to Vote Against The "PATRIOT" Act in 2001? [View all] Hissyspit Jun 2013 OP

Yup! MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #1

I am always suspect of nearly unanimous legislation wercal Jun 2013 #4

Warren Feingold 2016. (nt) NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #2

Our Democrats in Congress were a disgrace to the American idea of representative government. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #3

One good one. nt awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #5

MY Senator Lifelong Protester Jun 2013 #6

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1 Party, 2 Faces. blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #8

He Also 1ProudAtheist Jun 2013 #9

Bwahahahahah. Good one! Scuba Jun 2013 #17

Is there any chance at all that Russ Feingold will run... ReRe Jun 2013 #10

I might be misreading something, JoeyT Jun 2013 #11

Sanders was in the House at the time a2liberal Jun 2013 #12

Doh! JoeyT Jun 2013 #13

I had to actually go double-check that before I posted the OP Hissyspit Jun 2013 #14

Thanks to the TEA PARTY he's been replaced by Teabag freak RON JOHNSON. alp227 Jun 2013 #15

He was also one of only five senators to vote against Telecomm Bill in Clinton's era... cascadiance Jun 2013 #16

The only senator who made the appropriate vote imo on the Patriot Act in 2001 was indepat Jun 2013 #18

Who were the senators to vote against the extension 2 years ago? LWolf Jun 2013 #19