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  1. Handy Comparison Chart Tracks Proposals to Amend Patriot Act


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    Confused by all the proposed changes to the Patriot Act ricocheting through the Capitol? The Center for Democracy and […] of the Patriot Act. The proposals have only been passed by the judiciary committees, and face further amendments before […] libertarians find in the Patriot Act, they do show improvements. “There’s no doubt that the legislation that emerges from this
    6 hours ago
  2. The Big Question: Will Patriot Act reauthorization divide Dems, hamper …


    David HillAuthority 872
    reauthorize the Patriot Act, which expires at the end of the year. Will this effort divide Democrats? And will it hamper President […] I don’t think [it will divide Democrats].  Right now [reauthorization of the Patriot Act] is divisive, but I think a lot […] will see divides between Democrats and Republicans. We’re in favor of reform to the Patriot Act.  The lone wolf and NSL
    4 days ago
  3. Obama stares down Patriot Act criticism


    David HillAuthority 872
    The Obama administration is supporting several Bush-era Patriot Act powers that must be extended by Dec. 31. Read
    4 days ago
  4. Rep. John Conyers: A Patriots PATRIOT Act


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    provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, and we would all do well to heed Justice Brandeis.  Everyone agrees on the critical importance […] the current PATRIOT Act simply grants too much unchecked authority to our government.  In our view, it should be tightened […] . Even more troubling are PATRIOT Act provisions allowing the government to obtain information on US citizens without any
    1 week ago
  5. ACTA -- A Patriot Act For the Internet


    The Huffington PostAuthority 959
    "counterfeiting" is designed to demonize the agreement critics as friends of organized crime, much like the name of the Patriot Act […] seemed better than the "Elimination of Civil Liberties Act." It is really an agreement that addresses a wide range of
    1 week ago
  6. A Handy PATRIOT Act Cheat Sheet


    Cato @ LibertyAuthority 738
    While there are a slew of USA PATRIOT Act reform bills buzzing about Capitol Hill, the focus in Congress is now on two […] that the Senate version renews expiring PATRIOT powers with very few modifications, and that the House version includes an […] argued cogently , these differences are really far less important than the need to reform the FISA Amendments Act, which
    3 hours ago
  7. Hope and Change Watch: AG Holder upholding PATRIOT Act.


    RedStateAuthority 814
    a hullabaloo over the PATRIOT Act; I’m not worried about the government abusing its authority so much as I worry about […] General Eric Holder endorsed the Senate’s version of legislation that would extend three provisions of the Patriot Act that […] he offers “strong support” for the USA Patriot Act Sunset Extension Act , which would reauthorize the “lone wolf
    6 days ago
  8. James Zogby: Patriot Act Redux


    The Huffington PostAuthority 959
    "I like to think that had I been in the Senate [in 2001], I would have [voted] against the Patriot Act." And so, it […] whether or not to renew some of the more controversial provisions of the Patriot Act, they would have made an effort to […] libertarians was the fact that the three sections of the Patriot Act in question have allowed law enforcement to wire tap and to
    4 weeks ago
  9. Patriots Act: Am Library Assn Elevates Talk on H.R. 3845 Surveillance …


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    Act law. Under the Patriot Act, the FBI under Patriot Act Section 215 and Section 505 authority can and does obtain […] Jon Kyl’s recent outburst that there must not be any problems with the Patriot Act abuses of libraries because no […] that in just three days the House Judiciary Committee will be marking up and sending on H.R. 3845 , a Patriot Act
    2 weeks ago
  10. Liberal lawmakers defy Obama on Patriot Act


    AP Top Headlines At 8:24 p.m. EDTAuthority 808
    the USA Patriot Act a tool for tracking non-U.S. citizens in anti-terrorism investigations....
    1 week ago