|
| The Only Eight Senators Who Think Extending The Patriot Act Deserves More Discussion
(Techdirt) posted 05/24/2011 ... Senate has moved much closer to extending some controversial spying provisions of the Patriot Act, without any modifications or new oversight. As we noted when the 'deal ... US Constitution vs. The Patriot Act (SCN.org) posted 03/13/2010 ... Rebels with a cause: GOP libertarians like New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu are fighting Bush -- and their party -- over the Patriot Act. (Salon.com) posted 01/30/2006 ... for leading a pre-Christmas filibuster that prevented the rubber-stamp renewal of the Patriot Act. (In the ad, 'Our Security Is Threatened' ominously fills the screen for ... Renewal of Patriot Act assured (Lexington Herald) posted 02/17/2006 The Patriot Act cleared a major hurdle that ensures it will be renewed soon. The Senate voted 96-3 to move toward final passage of new civil liberties protections to the Patri ... Furore over Patriot Act power to seize records (E-Health Insider) posted 01/16/2006 ... records could be seized for investigation without warrant or 'probable cause' under the Patriot Act. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Association o ... Patriot Act developing decidedly un-American tilt (Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service) posted 10/28/2005 ... of fighting terror, some lawmakers have gone overboard with amendments to the U.S.A. Patriot Act. For example, Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, would let federal prosecutors sh ... Bipartisan group of senators to oppose Patriot Act revision (WJACTV) posted 12/08/2005 ... they will not support a deal between House and Senate negotiators on extension of the Patriot Act, RAW STORY has learned. The agreement will keep in place controvers ... Patriot Act Catches a Baby-Food Thief (Drudge Report) posted 04/05/2006 The case of Samih Jammal, convicted with the help of the Patriot Act and FISA wiretaps of fencing stolen baby formula, sits on the fine line between the government's terrorism ... Patriot Act Can Be Used In Hand Held Laser Pointer Case (1010WINS) posted 09/16/2005 NEWARK, N.J. Federal prosecutors can use the Patriot Act against a Parsippany man accused of shining a hand-held laser at two aircraft. David Banach's lawyers said the po ... Obama gives Patriot Act another year with no privacy protections (Raw Story) posted 02/28/2010 If the Patriot Act hadn't been approved for another year, Sunday would have looked much different. Sunday could have meant the government was no longer given permission t ... What High School Taught Millennials About the War on Terrorism (The Atlantic) posted 11/15/2012 The threat can be eliminated, the Patriot Act was uncontroversial, and Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. ... Patriot Act Debate: Is the FBI Collecting Your Phone Data? (TIME Magazine) posted 06/27/2011 ... about the sweeping nature of domestic spying using one controversial section of the Patriot Act. This particular part of that law is notable because it has been divisive ... Common Cause, League of Women Voters Decry FBI "Intimidation" (Commoncause.org) posted 03/26/2006 ... said. 'It is troubling to think that the FBI would scrutinize my remarks about the Patriot Act at a public meeting organized by the League of Women Voters. Surely the F ... Forced silence incites critics of Patriot Act (New Jersey Star Ledger) posted 09/29/2005 WASHINGTON -- With work about to begin on a final version of legislation to renew the USA Patriot Act, opponents of the measure are desperately trying to remove a gag from a C ... Patriot Act bill would expand death penalty (Washington Post) posted 10/26/2005 WASHINGTON – The House bill that would reauthorize the USA Patriot Act anti-terrorism law includes several little-noticed provisions that would dramatically transform th ... |
