Battle Looms Over The Patriot Act

From The New York Times:

WASHINGTON — As Congress prepares to consider extending crucial provisions of the USA Patriot Act, civil liberties groups and some Democratic lawmakers are gearing up to press for sweeping changes to surveillance laws.

Both the House and the Senate are set to hold their first committee hearings this week on whether to reauthorize three sections of the Patriot Act that expire at the end of this year. The provisions expanded the power of the F.B.I. to seize records and to eavesdrop on phone calls in the course of a counterterrorism investigation.

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My Comment: If it works .... don't fix it. But many Democrat lawbreakers have a different view .... hence the big debate. The Patriot Act s going to be changed because the perception is that it is no longer needed.

I hope they are right.