Square Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). Sen. Wyden is a member of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee “I want to deliver a warning this afternoon: When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry.” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). When Congress gave itself a short-term extension to discuss amendments and strategy three months ago, Sen. Paul was very clear: if he didn’t get to offer amendments next time around, he’d procedurally draw out the Patriot Act process as long as he possibly could. And he did. And he got to offer the only two amendments considered on the Senate floor. Both failed, but without his leadership there probably wouldn’t have been a record 23 ‘no’ votes on final passage, including four republicans. aclu link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Lot of people to be disgusted in on this one, including the guy who signed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditkaless Wonders Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I thought this was going to be a thread about the Patriots extending Coach Belichick's contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Just goes to show, once crap legislation like this gets passed (legislation lending more power to the government) it is impossible to undo. It amazes me that the liberals who roundly criticized the PA actually had the balls to sign an extension to it. This is a sad day in American politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 The Libertarian Party is the only realistic chance of reducing the power of the federal government at this point, whether you like their stances on issues or not. The government does not give up power it has gained willingly. And even there I have my doubts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I blame the aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I blame the aliens. Mexicans or Canadians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Mexicans or Canadians? Evidently it is the Indians and Pakistanis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 The Libertarian Party is the only realistic chance of reducing the power of the federal government at this point, whether you like their stances on issues or not. The government does not give up power it has gained willingly. Too bad they will just let bin laden's replace walk on in with a suitcase nuke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Too bad they will just let bin laden's replace walk on in with a suitcase nuke. What was I thinking. Let's just open cavity search everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 Just goes to show, once crap legislation like this gets passed (legislation lending more power to the government) it is impossible to undo. It amazes me that the liberals who roundly criticized the PA actually had the balls to sign an extension to it. This is a sad day in American politics. Harry Reid really reminded everyone what a POS he can be with how they tried to slither the extension into a completely different bill. Good thing Rand Paul at least spent 7 hours on the floor talking about it so it got some coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 What a terrible thing. The only difference between Dems and Repubs are the bait and switch issues that keep the masses frothing at the mouth. Behind closed doors they both only care about their power base. Fking scumbags, all of em . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Just goes to show, once crap legislation like this gets passed (legislation lending more power to the government) it is impossible to undo. It amazes me that the liberals who roundly criticized the PA actually had the balls to sign an extension to it. This is a sad day in American politics. Don't forget the majority of the tea bagging candidates who ran on limiting federal government and upholding individual freedoms several short months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 What a terrible thing. The only difference between Dems and Repubs are the bait and switch issues that keep the masses frothing at the mouth. Behind closed doors they both only care about their power base. Fking scumbags, all of em . . . This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Don't forget the majority of the tea bagging candidates who ran on limiting federal government and upholding individual freedoms several short months ago. Agree!! At least the Hope and Change promises were kept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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