USA Patriot Act

Democratic Senators Warn About Use Of The Patriot Act

The New York Times | CHARLIE SAVAGE | Posted 03.16.2012

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For more than two years, a handful of Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee have warned that the government is secretly interpreting its surv...

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Who Knew? PATRIOT Act up for Renewal This Month

David Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Segal

Did you hear that the PATRIOT Act is up for re-authorization? No? Well, I guess the US intelligence services can still keep a secret.

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Arrested for Possession of an Unlit Candle

Zac Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Patriot Act, Malaysia, Malaysia Prime Minister, USA Patriot Act, Internal Security Act, Zac Hill, Tshiung Han See, World News
Zac Hill

Thirty-seven people were arrested without cause on the fiftieth anniversary of Malaysia's Internal Security Act--an Act that, like the Patriot Act here in the US, allows for arrest and detention without trial.

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Lawmakers Weigh Patriot Act Extension

L.A. Times | David G. Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reporting from Washington - The Patriot Act -- a favorite tool in the George W. Bush administration's fight against terrorism -- may be renamed later...

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What To Do With the Enablers?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush Administration, Cia, Diane Feinstein, USA Patriot Act, George W. Bush, Enabler, CIA Torture, Waterboarding, Bernard Madoff, Greenpeace, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

We must also work to ensure that the name on the door to the Oval Office isn't the only thing that has changed, and that Mr. Cheney's enablers have, once and for all, left town.

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Nancy Pelosi, Torture, and Bush's Warmongering

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Palermo

Now the Right assails Pelosi for not going public after she allegedly learned about some of Bush's "enhanced interrogation techniques." But they also claim that torture is vital to our "national security."

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Bad Laws Pass Fast

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

I will say one thing about the plan that is being floated by Bush and Congress right now -- laws that pass quickly almost always turn out to be bad ones. Think USA PATRIOT Act.

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Financial Bailout = Patriot Act Redux: Under Cover of Crisis, the Republic is Lost

Pete Cenedella | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pete Cenedella

Forgive me if I smell a similar attempt by the Republicans to ram a lopsided, ready-made and offensive prescription down the throats of the American people under the cover of crisis.

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Obama And The Unitary Executive

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Intelligence Bush, USA Patriot Act, Barack Obama, Michael Mukasey, Dick Cheney, Cheney, Robert Mueller, Home News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Obama told Rick Warren he opposed the nomination of Justice Roberts because he also opposes the expansion of executive power, which Roberts support. That's no small thing, given that Bush's power apparatus will be in place long after he has left office.

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