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Even the Author of the Patriot Act Is Trying To Stop the NSA

Posted by Unknown on from the clinging-to-power dept.

Daniel_Stuckey writes "Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner will introduce an anti-NSA bill tomorrow in the House, and if it makes its winding way to becoming law, it will be a big step towards curtailing the NSA's bulk metadata collection. Wisconsin Rep. Sensenbrenner, along with 60 co-sponsors, aims to amend one section of the Patriot Act, Section 215, in a bill known as the United and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act — also known by its less-clunky acronym version, the USA Freedom Act."

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  1. In other news by nytes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Several Congressmen were rushed to the hospital after suffering severe cases of acronym overdose.

    Acronym abuse has been on the rise in Washington lately. Many researchers attribute the problem to inflated egos, which most politicians also suffer from.

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  2. Re:Spawn by bigstrat2003 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Posting as Anonymous for obvious reasons.

    Yeah, sometimes I forget my password too.

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  3. Re:We also need... by anagama · · Score: 3, Funny

    The FUCKERS Act?

    Fucking Ultimate Congressional Kutsie Elimination Reform and Solutions Act

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