Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 257-171 to renew the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. [Read more.]
Meanwhile, the Senate is working on its own version.
This is dangerous stuff, folks. When the PATRIOT Act was first introduced in the wake of 9/11, those particular provisions were presented as temporary measures because they so severely threatened our civil liberties.
Let's hope that the Senate comes up with something more reasonable, and that the final legislation turns out to be something that preserves some good old-fashioned American freedom.
Stay tuned for updates and calls to action.
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