Posted on 02/10/2011 7:29:04 AM PST by therightliveswithus
This week some House Republicans voted against the extension of portions of the Patriot Act. Many of the 'nay' votes were freshmen and have argued against what they call the excesses of these provisions. Large portions of the Democratic caucus also voted against the extension. The majority of House Republicans voted for the passage.
So what do you think?
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Not enough data to reply. Specifically what were the extensions that they were voting upon? I don't see those details anywhere...
I have looked but I can’t find a story about this from the republican dissenters point of view.
Anyone?
There reporting on this story has been shallow and focused mainly on the political implications, not the core issue.
Exactly. Without details, how do we know what they voted on?
The Bill of Rights needs a Amendment to protect the various privacies of the Citizens from the Feds and States.
First I think we’d have to get the .gov actually follow the Constitution before we talk about making changes it or the BOR. Point taken though.
Details:
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/ArticlePrint.aspx?id=562672&p=1
The mainstream media seem ready to blame this speed bump on the Tea Party. The Washington Post notes that eight GOP freshmen — including three inaugural members of the House Tea Party caucus: Roscoe Bartlett (Md.), Paul Broun (Ga.) and Walter Jones (N.C.) — were among the no votes. But Tea Party stars Michele Bachmann and Allen West voted for the extension.
The three provisions that were up for a vote were:
Sec 206, -- the 'John Doe roving surveillance',
Sec 215, -- the section that allows a SAIC (or equivalent) to order third parties to produce whatever records they have on you.
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Sec 6001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (not part of the PATRIOT act), that allowed surveillance of individuals not identified with any particular terrorist group.
“All the layers of defense President Bush set up after Sept. 11 are working,” noted Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. Indeed they are, and all should be extended.
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