The House of Representatives’ failed attempt to “fast track” the extension of the Patriot Act failed last week for lack of a supermajority, but was still able to pass readily in the normal manner today, with much the same voting as the last time.
Indeed last week’s 26 Republican opponents still remained in place, and were joined by an additional freshmen GOP congressman, Rep. Richard Hanna (R – NY), who didn’t vote either way in the previous vote. This was overcome however by two additional Democratic supporters.
Though much of Congress supports the act, the freshmen Congressmen were enough to sway what everyone had assumed was an easy “fast track” vote into a narrow defeat, and officials seemed relieved to have finally passed the nine month extension.
But the passage in the House still needs to be reconciled with the Senate, which is debating amongst three separate versions, which are longer-term extensions than the House version. One of the versions, being pushed by Senator Grassley, would make the provisions eternal and without oversight.
A victory for US of a sort…!! Let the liars and robbers of our political class keep us in the dark about their DARK actions………for nine more months…..O.K. You and I already know what is really going on…….. They did 911…… They did JFK They did WWII…… They have stolen TRILLIONS…………… They have Jullian Assange tied up in electronic chains…… but HE and Wiki have put the crown jewels of hidden crimes out where you and or I can download…….but we will need to decode them….. Tick…Tick…tick… Yes, nine months is a long time…..but if the police state goes deaf, all hell will proceed… We could find out what the real agenda of those who rule us IS……. Certainly NOT our best interests… Stay tuned….for a little bit longer………… Up to nine months…!!!
So with the congressional 'seal of approval' and that's to include the t-baggers, "Police State Amerika" grinds onward and ever so deeper into tyranny. You know and on account of, that nefarious "war of terror" and ergo be afraid be very afraid. Of our own damn government.
In some future time, some future and heretofore unknown Americans will stand up and throw off the chains of 'police state' slavery and once again stand as free men. Yeah, and the dream shall never die.
As long as it doesn't interfere with Dancing With the Stars or the Stupor Bowl…
The only problem is that all the "terrorists" are busy now peacefully protesting against their US-funded dictators, gaining their independence and working on democracy. Oops!
It is amazing that SENATORS are considering indefinite extension and WITHOUT supervision. As we watch the rebellions against Emergency Laws that amount to martial laws, our legislators are so comfortable with the idea of "patriot" legislations suspending the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Grassley never lets a "law" get in the way of totalitarianism. He's always greasing the skids to hell.
Bravo to Rand Paul for releasing a forceful statement opposing the Patriot Act.
The cat is out of the bag. All of the Arab nations – the ones accused of terrorism and blah blah blah – and used as the excuse to impose these Draconian measures on the entire population of the US are showing what a sham the whole thing is. Still, the scam goes on. Hopefully, by the time the 9 months are up, all the Arab nations will be free, democratic and living in peace, having successfully extricated themselves from the Empire's iron clad, while the USans continue to be groped at airports and elsewhere.
George Orwell would be so proud.
Egypt is more free than the USA….