Both the House and Senate extend P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act provisions

[thewayne]

No surprises. The House voted to approve Monday, the Senate Tuesday, and I'm sure Obama will sign it before the end of the month.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/02/patriot-act-extended/ patriot act, privacy

Comments

[silveradept]

Yep. Because if anybody had said, "Hey, isn't this flagrantly unconstitutional?", everyone else would have pointed a finger at them and shrieked "TERRORIST!"

[thewayne]

Sadly, that's about the truth of it.