Posted on 12/16/2005 3:12:52 PM PST by goldstategop
RUSH: The 16 provisions of the Patriot Act that go by the wayside since the Patriot Act was -- it technically wasn't voted down (story). There was a filibuster attempt. The Patriot Act itself never came up to a vote. They had a cloture vote to try to kill a filibuster. They couldn't get 60. (Vote total) They got 52.
So we're not going to vote on the Patriot Act, which is the same thing as voting against it. A lot of really yellow-bellied Republicans joined this effort, aided in no small part by this bogus New York Times story today. Schumer and Durbin cited this story in the New York Times about the NSA spying on Americans as a reason they couldn't vote for this anymore, and we'll look at McCain's definition of torture as spelled out for us by Max Boot. He's a columnist at the Los Angeles Times. But here, let me get started with the Patriot Act just so you know what's up to speed.
Sixteen provisions of the USA Patriot Act expire December 31st, now, and I'll just give you some of them:
"Section 203(b) permits the sharing of grand jury information that involves foreign intelligence or counter-intelligence with federal law enforcement intelligence protective immigration, national defense or national security officials."
In other words, that is a part of the Patriot Act that goes away. Does that sound familiar? You know what just get's re-erected? The Gorelick wall! The same thing that prevented us from being able to "connect the dots" prior to 9/11 goes back into effect on January 1st, because that provision's dead, the provision that permits the sharing of grand jury information that involves foreign intelligence or counter-intelligence with federal law enforcement, federal intelligence, protective immigration, national defense or national security officials. That's gone. So now anything learned by one agency can't be shared with another. Thanks to the Gorelick wall. It's back.
"Section 206 allows federal officials to issue roving John Doe wiretaps for spy and anti-terrorism investigations."
That's gone.
"Section 207 increases the amount of time that federal officials may watch people they suspect are spies or terrorists."
That's gone.
"Section 209 permits the seizure of voice mail messages under a warrant."
That's gone.
"Section 212 permits Internet service providers and other electronic communications and remote computing service providers to hand over records and e-mails to federal officials in emergency situations."
That's gone.
"Section 215 authorizes federal officials to obtain tangible items like business records, including those from libraries and bookstores, for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations."
That is gone.
"Section 217 makes it lawful to intercept the wire or electronic communication of a computer hacker or intruder in certain circumstances."
Computer hackers will now be, once again, protected because that provision is gone.
"Section 220 provides for nationwide service of search warrants for electronic evidence."
That's gone.
"Section 225 amends FISA," this is the court, "to prohibit lawsuits against people or companies that provide information to federal officials for a terrorism investigation."
That's gone.
So the Patriot Act has essentially been killed and we're going to go back to the same intel conditions that existed prior to 9/11, thanks to the Democrats in the Senate and a few sap Republicans -- and we are taking names and we know who they are and if any of these people think that this is the kind of thing that's going to get them reelected, they have another thing coming.
Only Non-patriots worry about the Patriot Act.
BTW, speaking of rights and all that jazz:
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9/11? What's that?
That is one fugly guy.
That's my concern..
There was a reason many of these extra-legal powers were sunsetted in the first place..
They are basically unconstitutional.
Now, however, Justice, etc.. wants these powers to be made permanent..
PERMANENT..
They assure us these powers won't be abused, but some of them are being abused already..
What happens when we have a Liberal admninistration with Hillary at the head of government?
And all these powers have been made into Permanent Law?
Too many here at FR are willing to Sell Out to the National Security crowd..
I threw away my Sheeple Card a long time ago..
Those who trade their Freedoms for Security will soon find they have neither.. ( paraphrased )
Gorelick is a Hillary agent. The latter ordered the Wall set up to squelch the Chi-Com money scandel investigations of the late 1990s.
oh, and yes she is seriously fugly!
Subversion and Treason, restored.
Bush should not have caved.
Should have not backed down on the veto.
Same problem conservatives have: weak friends & strong enemies.
The ratification of the 17th Amendment was beginning of the end of this country.
There are no surprises here. He hasn't changed.
I heard Rush say this on his radio show today. Gorelick was the No, 2 or 3 person in the AG's office. Why cannot Bush simply counterman her order. If this was an executive order I would think the president could simply overturn the previous order. Am I missing something here?
I guess Rush won't mind opening up his medical records to the prosecutors then.
You certainly deserve neither liberty or security. Ben would spit on you.
...And when another attack happens, they'll blame the president. Whose hands they've tied....
If it come in from over the borders, they should impeach the bitch.
...What does it take for Bush to write an Executive Order, an "EO", that would become the law of the land, and just tell congress to STFU...
A coup to overthrow the Republic?
He's just a stinking president, not Caesar!
You can't bitch about Clinton's abuses of powers and then advocate your boy do the same without being a statist hypocrite, like the Clintonites.
...The towel-heads would be doing us all a favor at this point...
No kidding.
...Why cannot Bush simply counterman her order...
He can, any time he wants.
That is not the plan.
Which Gop senators voted this way? Does anyone know. Those are the ones that need to be punished.
OK, just suppose the enemy succeeded in taking down the Brooklyn Bridge. Q. How many libs would be killed in the process, and how many would it take to get the rest of the Lib RATS pissed off about it? Just wondering.
My Oklahoma Senators voted for cloture! Some of you in Blue States need to get busy. :) If anyone has a gripe it is those of us with two Republican Conservative Senators from Red States that have to put up with your Senators.
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