Senate Approves 6-Month Patriot Act Extension:
The Senate passed a 6-month extension of the expiring provisions of the Patriot Act today, by voice vote. The White House is on board -- not enthusiastically, to put it mildly, but on board -- and the House will pick up the issue ASAP.
It's a sensible move, I think. Congress will be having hearings on the NSA surveillance issues soon, and it makes sense to consider all of the FISA-related issues together.
It's a sensible move, I think. Congress will be having hearings on the NSA surveillance issues soon, and it makes sense to consider all of the FISA-related issues together.
Congressman Sensenbrenner is threating delay, though "why" is not clear from the news reports so far.
Congressman Sensenbrenner is threating delay, though "why" is not clear from the news reports so far.
It may be a tropism.