House Extends Key Provisions of Patriot Act

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

The House has agreed to a 10-month extension of three key provisions of an anti-terrorism law that have met resistance from both conservatives and liberals as infringements on civil liberties and privacy rights.

The House measure extends the measures until Dec. 8. The issue now moves to the Senate, which must find common ground with the House before a Feb. 28 expiration date.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=12916829

[Joanne98]

1. Where's the list of Dem TRAITORS who voted for it?

[Make7]

2. Here is the vote:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll036.xml
 

[jtrockville]

4. The useless Van Hollen voted to extend.

I wish we could oust him.

[reggie the dog]

14. and once again

dennis kucinich and ron paul both voted against it.... there is grassroots bipartisan support to get this act repealed but most politicians just dont give a damn.

[Freddie Stubbs]

15. Dem Traitors? They're supporting President Obama

[Chan790]

18. and if he's wrong, they're wrong too.

You did have a point but I'm unable to ascertain what it was.

Being Obama doesn't make him right. Seemingly it makes him wrong more often than most Democrats even.

[Freddie Stubbs]

19. There is certainly a difference between having policy disagreements and being a 'traitor'

[Odin2005]

21. They are pissing on the Constitution, as is the Prez.

[Freddie Stubbs]

23. Just because you don't like something, doesn't mean that it is unconstitutional

[aquart]

3. So they gave in?

[villager]

5. Of course they did. As their bosses commanded.

n/t

[Demeter]

6. The Rules Were Also Jiggered

to make it pass.

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. No, the votes were almost identical:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll026.xml

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll036.xml

The first vote was done under a suspension of the rules, which requires a 2/3 vote to pass. The second time it was under a regular rule, which only requires a simple majority.

[grahamhgreen]

7. Egypt here we come.

[unkachuck]

11. maybe we could....

....hire Mubarak on the cheap; I hear he's unemployed....

[Freddie Stubbs]

16. 18 days of protests until the President resigns and then the military takes control?

[Citizen Worker]

8. The earlier vote rejecting extension was pure political theatre conducted for the benefit of what

remains of the liberal establishment and the T-baggers. Pure theatre.

[midnight]

9. This is wrong. We want are rights back....

[somone]

10. And it will be proudly signed into law

[ixion]

12. lame.

very, very lame.

[reggie the dog]

13. why am i not surprised?

[Solly Mack]

17. Pathetic.

[Odin2005]

22. Fascism.