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• Will Patriot Act reauthorization divide Dems, hamper healthcare? (after Ft Hood attack?)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  Some of the nations top political commentators, legislators and intellectuals offer insight into the biggest question burning up the blogosphere today: Todays question: The House and Senate are moving forward with different bills to reauthorize the Patriot Act, which expires at the end of the year. Will this effort ...
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• It’s not about liberal vs. conservative; all politicians crave power

  
  For What It's Worth — Authority: 157
  Obama will extend Bush’s Patriot Act powers . Hope, but no change. Is that enough for the netroots?
  2 days ago

• How To Defeat A Federal Wiretap (Got a computer or a smartphone? Youre all set!)

  
  Newsvine - Killfile's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 142
  Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say theyve discovered a way to circumvent the networking technology used by law enforcement to tap phone lines in the U.S.
  2 days ago

• Obama stares down Patriot Act criticism

  
  PogoWasRight.org — Authority: 149
  Susan Crabtree reports: The Obama administration is standing firm in its support of several George W. Bush-era Patriot Act powers in the face of sharp criticism from civil rights groups, liberal Democrats and a Dec. 31 deadline to extend key provisions of the bill. The Justice Department recently reiterated its ...
  3 days ago

• What did Bush do to undermine your liberty and what has 0bama done to restore your liberty?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 166
  No generalizations please. Be very specific. Example: What exactly did 0bama do to "fix" the Patriot Act, and how specifically has that "fix" made a difference in your life?
  4 days ago

• THE DISINGENUOUSNESS OF THE LEFT

  
  JaxConservative — Authority: 126
  Wednesday, November 11, 2009   Danger – if you meet it promptly and without flinching – you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!…Winston Churchill Until the Left voted in their “messia”, they hated all the provisions of the Patriot Act. Instead of admitting that it ...
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• Nadler discusses the State Secret Protection Act with Glenn Greenwald

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 556
  Dandelion SaladCongressmanNadlerNovember 10, 2009Rep. Jerry Nadler appeared with Glenn Greenwald of Salon Radio to discuss the need to regulate a court’s ability to dismiss a lawsuit simply because the Executive Branch claims that the very consideration of the case would compromise state secrets. Congressman Nadler ...
  5 days ago

• Hope and Change Watch: AG Holder upholding PATRIOT Act.

  
  RedState — Authority: 814
  Actually, in this context ’same as the old boss’ would be a comfort . To me, at least, if not the folks who made such a hullabaloo over the PATRIOT Act; I’m not worried about the government abusing its authority so much as I worry about it making an utter hash of its attempt to try to use it. But of course ...
  5 days ago

• Hope and Change Watch: AG Holder upholding PATRIOT Act.

  
  Moe Lane — Authority: 674
  Actually, in this context ’same as the old boss’ would be a comfort . To me, at least, if not the folks who made such a hullabaloo over the PATRIOT Act; I’m not worried about the government abusing its authority so much as I worry about it making an utter hash of its attempt to try to use it. But of course ...
  5 days ago

• Four Days

  
  We Rush Daily — Authority: 127
  Tuesdays Rush Limbaugh Morning Update: Dateline: 10 November 2009 Last Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to strip the Patriot Act of a provision allowing the government to spy on people who arent linked to known terrorist groups -- the so-called lone wolf provision. It was a party-line vote; all the ...
  5 days ago

• RUSH IN A HURRY — Why Did Hasan Do It? We Know Why!

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  On Todays Show... November 9, 2009   Why Did a Muslim in Touch with Al-Qaeda Do It? We Know Why! A week after Democrats stripped a "lone wolf" provision out of the Patriot Act. » The Best Piece Written on It Yet:  Ralph Peters: Call It Islamist Terror! » JihadWatch:  U.S.-Born Islamic Cleric: Nidal Hasan "Did ...
  6 days ago

• A court decision that reflects what type of country the U.S. is

  
  Privacy Digest — Authority: 436
  A court decision that reflects what type of country the U.S. is : Via Salon: Glenn Greenwald . Its not often that an appellate court decision reflects so vividly what a country has become, but such is the case with yesterdays ruling by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Arar v. Ashcroft  (.pdf).  Maher Arar ...
  6 days ago

• A Preemptive Word on “Lone Wolves”

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 738
  As Marcy Wheeler notes , the press seem to have settled on the term “lone wolf” to describe Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan, which means it’s probably only a matter of time before we encounter a pundit or legislator who is cynical or befuddled enough (or both) to invoke the tragedy in defense of the PATRIOT ...
  6 days ago

• Common Sense from a Judicial Giant on Growing Tyranny in America

  
  LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH — Authority: 433
  
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• Spying on Americans: Obama Endorses Bush Era Warrantless Wiretapping

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 571
  Spying on Americans: Obama Endorses Bush Era Warrantless Wiretapping Antifascist Calling… – 2009-11-05 by Tom Burghardt President Barack Obama instructed Justice Department attorneys to  argue last week in San Francisco before Federal District Judge Vaughn Walker, that he must toss out the Electronic ...
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• Patriot Games: GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over National-Security Votes

  
  TPMMuckraker — Authority: 772
  When its a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots, whats a GOP lawmaker to do? Well give you one guess... Several Republican members of Congress yesterday blew off votes on the signature anti-terror legislation of the post 9/11 era to attend Michele Bachmanns Tea ...
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• Two Battles Won: PATRIOT Reform AND State Secrets Reform Bills Pass House Committee

  
  Privacy Digest — Authority: 436
  Two Battles Won: PATRIOT Reform AND State Secrets Reform Bills Pass House Committee : Via EFF.org Updates . After a long two days of legislative battle, the House Judiciary Committee just finished its second day of debate on Chairman Conyers PATRIOT reform bill, HR 3845 (see our wrap-up of the first day ). ...
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• Two Battles Won: PATRIOT Reform AND State Secrets Reform Bills Pass House Committee

  
  PogoWasRight.org — Authority: 149
  Kevin Bankston of EFF reports some good news in the House of Representatives: After a long two days of legislative battle, the House Judiciary Committee just finished its second day of debate on Chairman Conyers’ PATRIOT reform bill, HR 3845 (see our wrap-up of the first day ). Thanks in no small part to those ...
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• State Secrets Bill Passes House Judiciary, 18-12

  
  Emptywheel — Authority: 723
  The House Judiciary just passed Jerry Nadler’s bill reining in state secrets abuse by a vote of 18-12, with Adam Schiff as the sole Democrat voting against the bill. One thing Nadler has added to his bill since it was first introduced are measures to prevent the government from refusing to give plaintiff lawyers ...
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• Watch House Judiciary Committee Mark Up Patriot Act Bill Today

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 549
  While we may be tempted to direct the entirety of our gaze backwards today, looking over election results in a post-mortem fashion, the wreaking of political havoc outside the voting booth continues. Today at 12:30 pm, the House Judiciary Committee will “mark up” (that is, amend and pass to the floor of the House ...
  1 week ago

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