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Senate Proposes Patriot Act Extension

Posted by Zonk on from the just-a-little-bit-longer dept.

geekylinuxkid writes "Senate leaders reached a bipartisan agreement Wednesday night to extend expiring and controversial provisions of the Patriot Act for six months. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Republican from Tennessee, announced the agreement from the Senate floor, ending an impasse over the measure." From the article: "Last week, the House voted 251-174 to renew the 16 provisions after striking a compromise that altered some of them. The provisions were set to expire at year's end if not renewed. Controversial measures include those allowing the FBI -- with a court order -- to obtain secret warrants for business, library, medical and other records, and to get a wiretap on every phone a suspect uses." More commentary on the BBC. We reported on last week's failure of the original renewal.

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  1. The PATRIOT Act works by PaxTech · · Score: 5, Funny
    No terrorist attacks since 9/11. How can anyone say it doesn't do its job?

    Next step: Instituting a federal Bear Patrol to stop these constant bear attacks. I also hear there's a little girl who has a rock that keeps tigers away, this should also be investigated.

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    1. Re:The PATRIOT Act works by terrymr · · Score: 5, Funny

      I haven't been attacked by monkeys since i started carrying an umbrella everywhere i go.