For the record, he was not at all happy with the "anti-Terrorist" legislation--it was shoved down his throat by the Administration. Great excuse. He's the sponsor. I didn't notice any footnotes stating he was forced or coerced by the administration into bringing it to the House floor.
Besides that, he could have always voted against it, but I'm sure that his arm was twisted during the vote as well.
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I am not techie enough to post the URL--but the Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel of 10/21/01 had an absolutely terrific article on the topic. Sensenbrenner made it VERY clear that the Admin shoved their wishes into the bill. I don't know for sure that he actually voted for the end product (which was much more like the Senate's version.) If you can go to www.jsonline.com and find the article, it is a goldmine of info.
What bothers me about this is that I have been saying for years that when the 'rightists' get into power they have the potential to be far more authoritarian than the 'leftists.'