Bizarro story of the day is that our favorite GOPer, Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) is blocking the recently agreed-upon Patriot Act extension deal. And he isn't saying why.
Borrowed from Yahoo! News:
House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner threatened Thursday to block passage of six-month extension of the Patriot Act, Republicans officials said, leaving open the possibility that the anti-terror legislation enacted after the attacks of 2001 might expire at year's end.
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Sensenbrenner's reticence sent the White House and congressional GOP leaders scrambling to prevent the expiration of the existing law, with most lawmakers already home for the holidays. One possibility included approval of a shorter extension, coupled with a decision to summon lawmakers back to the Capitol early next year.
"Congressman Sensenbrenner needs to do what's right for Americans and agree to let the bipartisan Senate bill pass promptly," said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
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Under House rules, Sensenbrenner has the power to block enactment of the six-month law. Officials who described his position did so on condition of anonymity, citing a need to keep the matter confidence.
That left the White House and GOP leaders with a dwindling set of options to prevent the expiration of the law.
Of note is that fellow Cheesehead, Fightin' Russ Feingold, AGREED to the 6 month extension so that the law can be reassesed.
Gosh, whatever could Bush have done to piss off Sensenbrenner?
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