H.R. 67, a new bill introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers (R – MI), would extend the Patriot Act’s provisions which would be set to sunset in February through an additional year.
The House had approved a previous extension in February of last year, but only after abandoning the privacy protections that were angrily objected to by the Obama Administration. At the time, that bill was slipped into the “Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act.”
The new version is expected to face even less resistence, as there is no indication of any Congressional support remaining for anything that might remotely enhance the privacy of ordinary Americans.
Civil liberty groups have been complaining about a number of provisions of the Patriot Act since the start, but despite President Obama’s campaign promises for reforms the act is funamentally identical to when he took office, and his Justice Department has fought hard against any prospective revisions.
Patriot Act versions 1, 2, 3, ad infinitum, are here to stay. Congress created this monstrosity to pacify their fear of the American people. The 'global war of terror' has always been about "rule of oligarchy" and NOTHING is about to change.
The corporately brainwashed, American sheeple are all fast asleep. Too many distractions in a culture of entertainment and trying to have fun, have driven them away from what is important, like refuting and totally rejecting the Patriot Act.
Anyway, The American Sheeple have no say in what’s going on.
Obama = Bush
This is abuse of civil liberties which change the face of america and a licence to security agencies to carry out dirty work.
Obama has never done anything much bar the healthcare for anyone in the US. Its a police state plain and simple..freedom and liberty are just words in a dictionary. Obama had the chance to bring change to the US but we all know who really runs the show, Banks, Big pharma and the huge corporations. What the American people want isn't even on the radar when every member of the Senate and Congress not to mention the president are already bought and paid for. Who in hell would want to live there….glad I don't and never will, hell I won't even holiday there.
And tyranny marches on — stomping on the face of humanity with hobnailed boots, forever.
Obama's 1% Solution:
I think Obama is very transparent. He's a dumbell who has simply adopted the positions of George Bush and implemented them to continue the disaster of the theft of property and wealth not only from the poor, the middle class, but also from the rich. It's only the ELITE wealth about 1% of the population that controls 30% of the wealth of the country that he looks after.
Not only is Obama pretty dumb, he's developing a messanic complex. He's terribly naive, not particularly discriminating and simply sides with whoever he perceives as the strongest. He's without much human feeling, doesn't relate to what we call "emotion" and really likes to play golf…the game of the CEO who represents the company but never does any real work.
“Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.” –Adolf Hitler
Remember what people like Ralph Nader and Dennis Kucinich said about the (un)Patriot act?
They BOTH said it was unconstitutional.
Nader has long since been marginalized, and has all but disappeared, and Kucinich is no longer in office.
It's the rethug assholes who want this travesty to contnue, not anyone with a liberal bent.
I guess the shake up in congress didn't mean anything, just like the last shake up in congress didn't mean anything. It's like living in the movie "Groundhog Day". Same s**t over and over..
If they want to continue undoing, superceeding and circumventing the intent and meaning of the Constitution, then they ought to rename it the Obedience Act
They gave themselves the power……….and no government gives up the power they've stolen without a fight.