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Senate Fails To Reauthorize Patriot Act Provisions

Posted by Zonk on from the privacy-1-bush-1 dept.

PostConsumerRecycled writes "CNN is reporting that 'The Senate on Friday rejected attempts to reauthorize several provisions of the USA Patriot Act as infringing too much on Americans' privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders ... If a compromise is not reached, the 16 Patriot Act provisions expire on December 31.' The story also links to listing of the provisions that will expire."

4 of 538 comments (clear)

  1. Off topic article? by thx1138_az · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How is this news for Nerd? This is political Troll trash.

  2. exclamation by jasongetsdown · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hazzaaaaaaaaa!!!

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  3. Troll the Troll! by jasongetsdown · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "How is this news for Nerd? This is political Troll trash."

    Thats not a bad troll in and of itself. But seriously, go back under your bridge.

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  4. Re:Troll by milktoastman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You should be modded as troll. You smoke too much pot. At the worst, so far, The Bush Presidency is reprehensible, but not an atrocity. He is far short of a tyrant. Go live in Africa outside South Africa....you might come back with a different perspective on US politics.