Surprise! AG Gonzales to request renewal of Patriot Act

WASHINGTON -- As Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares his defense of expiring provisions of the Patriot Act, the anti-terrorism law's opponents hope to persuade Congress not to extend what they say are intrusions into Americans' lives.

Gonzales is to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee today and go before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. FBI Director Robert Mueller will join Gonzales for his Senate appearance.

Also today, Sens. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., plan to reintroduce legislation designed to curb major parts of the Patriot Act that they say went too far.

"Cooler heads can now see that the Patriot Act went too far, too fast and that it must be brought back in line with the Constitution," said Gregory Nojeim, associate director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington legislative office.

http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/234490-9379-010.html

... Chertoff knows EXACTLY what he will do with his new-found power. :scared: