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jp11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:26 PM
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Deal to extend Patriot Act for another 4 years reached.

Top lawmakers in the House and Senate reached a deal to extend the Patriot Act for four years, a week before key provisions were set to expire, top aides in both chambers say.

The pieces of the law that allow the government to compel businesses to release records, issue roving wiretaps, and monitor so-called “lone wolf” terror suspects were set to run out on May 27. The outline of the deal between Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) still needs to pass both chambers in the next seven days to avoid a lapse in the law.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55341.html
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:27 PM
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1. disgusting
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:28 PM
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+1000
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:33 PM
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8. Says it all...nt
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:28 PM
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2. Any chance of a veto?
Or are there other promises to keep that don't involve preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution?
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:29 PM
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5. "constitution" sounds great during campaigns...
...but not any other time.
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 05:33 PM
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13. have to have a president who respects the rights of the citizens to get a veto lol nt
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Drale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:28 PM
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3. I thought they already extend it?
Did we at least get something good? Like Boner has to take a breathalyser each time he enters the capital, and if he's drunk he can't work that day?
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:28 PM
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4. Sucks
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:30 PM
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6. great, looks like its here to stay
probably will be expanded until we truly live in a "1984" society. This is madness.
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IDemo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:32 PM
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7. 1984 is so 1980's
Orwell would be shaking his head in disbelief by now.
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CrispyQ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:53 PM
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10. Yep. It's here to stay.
Disgusting.
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montanto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 04:50 PM
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9. Well, hey, why the fuck not. eom
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Better Believe It Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 05:26 PM
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11. K & R
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 05:31 PM
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12. The security state is like python or boa constrictor, every time the prey exhales it tightens a bit.
Eventually the prey is suffocated.
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 05:49 PM
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14. The ongoing shredding of our Constitution continues in a bipartisan fashion,
So much for change.
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Hotler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 05:56 PM
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15. That is so fucking awesome.
Click that link and checkout that picture. True bipartisanship. Keeping us safe for four more years. :sarcasm:
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 06:17 PM
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16. fuckin' bullshit. nt
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-19-11 06:24 PM
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17. Lots of $$$ in the security biz.
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