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April 9, 2003
Making the Patriot Act permanent
Republicans Want Terror Law Made Permanent
The Patriot Act (dare you call it something else because disagreeing with the "War on Terror" would be unpatriotic) has many of its critical provisions provided under "sunset" clauses which means they will expire at then end of 2005. Republicans and the Justice Department have been working together figure out how to alter it so that people could be investigated without having to have proof shown by law enforcement that they are tied to another terror group.
With Democrats disagreeing, it is potentially turning into a tit-for-tat argument with Republicans threatening to eliminate the sunset clause and make the Patriot Act permanent.
Temporary or permanent, it's clear that the Act itself has many questionable elements which infringe on our freedoms.
Will the next Enemy Combatant please stand up?
Posted by beamz at April 9, 2003 4:01 PM
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