Stop Patriot Act!

[AuroraGlacialis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=rwecIS_SKZs

https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/...&source=e4&t=2

In a stunning move, the House of Representatives refused to extend the PATRIOT Act last week. The momentum is on our side, but the House and Senate are poised to vote on the PATRIOT Act again this week and we need to keep up the pressure
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UPDATE, Feb 14th: The House just passed the PATRIOT Act extension, so the fight moves on to the Senate. There are several versions of the bill in play there, some of which do much more than others to respect Americans' civil liberties -- and there are signals that we have several strong allies in Senate, with Rand Paul (R-KY) announcing his opposition earlier today. Let's keep up the pressure!

[AuroraGlacialis]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/us/20patriot.html

:(

[Tsyal Makto]

Where's Obama's hope and change?

He's nothing but a corporatist shill, just like the man before him.

[Ja'k Dawsiin]

Where's Obama's hope and change?

He's nothing but a corporatist shill, just like the man before him.

^ this....and those jack-booted gov't thugs are STILL looking at my library card history and robbing my wallet in the name of 'freedom'!!! grrrr

[Tsyal Makto]

[MarkD]

Something now on the news of this. An auto-pen to sign it.

IMO I view it both ways, keep out the bad guys, but there is such a thing as privacy to innocent people who do nothing wrong. And given the news, it's clear who is being looked at closely. Those who seek to hurt and harm innocent people.

[AuroraGlacialis]

A remote controlled pen for the signature - that is so ... I mean they can just stick the whole ceremonial stuff and forget about signatures altogether. At least I hope it really is merely ceremonial, because if a simple signature by the president really is binding, then we're really in big trouble in times when such things can be faked with ease.