Topic: Politics
The United States Senate overwhelmingly voted yes to re-up the Patriot Act for another four years, with a whopping 96-3 vote. However, with the bill expiring on March 10 yet again, they'll be hard pressed to get it through Congress, meaning that we'll have to stop torturing people in prison and taking away people's shit for a day or two.The only reason that there was such support for it this time around was Presidential compromises that protected more civil liberties. So after some procedural crap that has to be done, the Senate will vote on each section of the Patriot Act and should finish it up by the end of the month.
Then it goes to Congress, who will undoubtedly have it for at least a month as well before ending up on the President's desk where Cheney will make him sign it.
Than your ass is theirs. Good luck!
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Posted by James
at 4:15 PM CST
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