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December 16, 2005
Senate blocks renewal of the Patriot Act
Finally, some good news in the war on our civil liberties. The senate needed 60 votes to extend the provisions of the Patriot Act in perpetuity, but they only got 52. 47 Senators, both Democrat and Republican, joined together and blocked the renewal of the ill-conceived Patriot Act. Thankfully, some of our elected officials seem to understand that their oath to uphold the constitution means something. Albeit they're a minority, but it's still encouraging news, nonetheless.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on December 16, 2005 at 12:54 PM
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