Senators, from left, Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., John Sununu, R-N.H. and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. talk on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005 prior to a news conference to discuss the Patriot Act. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
Posted on 12/21/2005 6:13:04 PM PST by tsmith130
And when will that be? When the executive branch decides that it's over and it will give its new powers back?
RINOS sell us out again.
Six months is WAY better than letting it expire next week. If they want to haggle over some of the provisions, knowing that future presidents will also have its powers, I'm okay with that.
Tes Kennedy bloviating about obesity. Talk about ironic.
Why doesn't Frist bring it up when Congress reconvenes next month? Why wait till the last minute and be held hostage by the dummycrats and traitor RINOS?
My recommendation to the conference committee - screw the Senate and get rid of the six month deal. Make the nitwit lightweights in the senate who spend more time thinking about how they can play this for TV time, newspaper coverage or sound bites explain why they would be willing to extend this for six months but not a year, or two, or five.
Shine a light on the cockroach dims and RINO's and force the real Republicans in the Senate to grow a pair and do their freaking job for a change.
Otherwise fire the whole lot of 'em in the next election and start over from scratch...
I for one am tired of this crap.
I can live with that.
Senators Near Deal to Extend Patriot Act
JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Senators on Wednesday agreed to extend the expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act for six months to allow the bill's critics to continue to seek additional civil liberty safeguards in the anti-terrorism law.
The deal, if passed by the GOP-controlled Senate, would still need to get the approval of the Republican-controlled House and President Bush, but it would keep the Patriot Act provisions from expiring on Dec. 31.
Republican and Democratic senators have been negotiating all day long to try and break an impasse over the anti-terrorism law passed after the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington. It is one of the last pieces of legislation still outstanding in the Senate, which is trying to wrap up its legislative year.
A House-Senate compromise extending 16 expiring provisions of the Patriot Act has been stuck in the Senate for the past week because of a Democratic-led filibuster. Opponents of that bill say they want more safeguards in the legislation, and have asked for more time to seek more civil liberty protections in the law.
Stevens is ripping the Senate for stipping ANWR
about money that was ear marked for projects .. won't be there anymore
Try to go do something as (formerly) simple as rent a PO Box, then get back to us about how good it is.
Hey, that's OK. Now they'll be able to use the well worn Dem refrain 'I voted against the Patriot Act before I voted for it'. LOL
Senators, from left, Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., John Sununu, R-N.H. and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. talk on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005 prior to a news conference to discuss the Patriot Act. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
It seems that "someone" had a "Come to Jesus" meeting with some RINOs, eh?
i'm right with you on this line of thinking. Politically, it couldn't work out too much better. When mid-term elections are here, I would LOVE for those to be about who is in favor of Homeland Security and who isn't. Ask Max Cleland how that issue worked out for him when he was against the Patriot Act.
The six months as opposed to three can be a real hammer on the Rats.
If you are watching the Senate now, its 7:23 mst, you got to ask this question, how in the h*ll does or can leadhese clowns?
Now, now....we all love government now.
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