Patriot Act extension nears passage

November 17, 2005
Congress Nears Deal to Renew Anti terror Law
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 - Congressional negotiators neared a final agreement Wednesday night on legislation that will extend and keep largely intact the sweeping antiterrorism powers granted to the federal government after the Sept. 11 attacks under the law known as the USA Patriot Act.

After months of vitriolic debate, the tentative agreement represents a significant and somewhat surprising victory for the Bush administration in maintaining the government's expanded powers to investigate, monitor and track terror suspects.
www.nytimes.com

Remember the scene in F/911 when Moore is in the passenger seat of the ice cream truck reading the patriot act over the loudspeaker to help the overworked congressmen? At the time, it hardly mattered if the legislators read the act or not,the timing and even the name of the proposal made it political suicide for any to oppose it lest they be labeled "soft on terrorism".

Now, with Bush's ratings in the tank and the lies and deceptions coming to light, the time is right to smack this travesty down.

Why are our leaders still going along with giving away the very thing they claim we are fighting for-freedom.

Welcome to the "Homeland".

"USA PATRIOT" is an acronym, and should correctly be set in uppercase.

The correct usage for this reprehensible act is as follows:

http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html

HR 3162 RDS
107th CONGRESS

1st Session
H. R. 3162
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 24, 2001

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001'. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Calls to Congress Needed TODAY: White House Hijacks Patriot Reform

Eager for a public success, the Bush Administration has strong-armed lawmakers into re-drafting a final Patriot Act bill that actually makes the original law even worse. The new proposals reverse months of bipartisan negotiations and ignore the growing calls for reform from across the political spectrum.

A final vote is expected in the House and Senate THIS WEEK, so we need you to call your Members of Congress as soon as you can. Take action now and and tell them to vote NO on the Patriot Act reauthorization bill.

Your call to Congress is urgently needed. Americans of every political stripe want Patriot Act reform and we need to let Congress know that people across the country are watching this vote.

Click here to take Action Now at http://action.aclu.org/call
Or, click here to read more.

Then, visit http://action.aclu.org/callcard to tell a friend!

Let her drift off to her reward.