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liveoaktx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 01:55 AM
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VIDEO-Extension of the Patriot Act -Bush's Fear Mongering and Divisive
Tactics fail

and he is exposed, along with Baghdad Scotty and Torture Pimp Gonzales for the bottom feeder he is
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 01:57 AM
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1. Did they fail to extend it? Does the UnPatriot Act expire as it
should the end of this year?
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liveoaktx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 02:00 AM
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2. LINK here-
Senate Passes Patriot Act Extension
Bush Smackdown

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The Senate on Wednesday passed a six-month extension of the terror-fighting USA Patriot Act as a last resort after Democrats and a small group of GOP senators blocked President Bush and Republican congressional leaders' attempt to make most of the anti-terrorism law permanent.
Approval of the six-month extension came on a voice vote, and cleared the way for a final vote in the House possibly as early as Thursday. Sixteen provisions in the current law expire Dec. 31 unless the Congress and White House acts.

Patriot Act critics said White House-pushed legislation did not provide enough civil liberty safeguards and blocked the Republican-controlled Senate from approving it last week.

The six-month "extension ensures that the tools provided to law enforcement in terrorist investigations in the Patriot Act remain in effect while Congress works out the few differences that remain," said Sen. John Sununu (news, bio, voting record), R-N.H., one of a small group of Republicans who crossed party lines to block the Patriot Act legislation.

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liveoaktx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:57 AM
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3. Kicking this because of a new Republican Talking Point that this refutes
Namely, that Democrats wanted the Pat Act to expire, while Republicans saved it. It's Bullshit
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 01:17 PM
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4. kick nm
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