[Tree of Liberty]

I can see this as potentially beneficial. Six months puts us pretty close to the mid-terms, and if the liberals still object to its renewal then, it'd be a much more effective time to bang them over the head with the issue.

[IntheHillsGolden]

Hopefully " six months " will evolve into an indefinite, "no sunset clause" timeframe.

Right on, GWB. Make it indefinite on Executive orders next time. Fine with me.

[jsk10]

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.

[bybybill]

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?

[Uncle Vlad]

Is there any way we can get our hands on a copy of the Patriot Act and dissect it line by line? I would think Free Republic would be the perfect place for analysis. Dan Rather and Mary Mapes can (should, anyway) attest to that.

I've heard everything under the sun about the pros and cons of the Patriot Act. I've even heard there's a measure in there that would require all gun owners to register their firearms, which, as history tells us, is the first step to confiscation. I would like to get everything cleared up, one way or the other.