Sensenbrenner voted AGAINST the six month extension! What is the game here? Nothing happens by mistake in poltics, right?
As much as I detest the abuses of 'Patriot' Act, I am uncomfortable with this news, as you can surmise from my commentary, albeit speculative, in this article, "Why The Patriot Act Is INTENDED To Fail".
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Provisions of law had been set to expire Dec. 31; bill now goes to Bush
NBC, MSNBC and news services
Updated: 8:11 p.m. ET Dec. 22, 2005
WASHINGTON - Congress gave the Bush administration's anti-terrorism powers one more month of life Thursday, with work finished by a lone senator sitting in the virtually empty Senate chamber.
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The House had passed a one-month extension of the Patriot Act on Thursday and sent it to the Senate, which passed it Thursday evening, ahead of the Dec. 31 expiration date of some anti-terror law enforcement provisions.
Approval in the House came on a voice vote in a nearly empty chamber after Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, refused to agree to a six-month extension the Senate had cleared several hours earlier.
"We're happy to agree to a shorter-term extension of the Patriot Act. The important thing is to strike the right balance between liberty and security," said Rebecca Kirszner, an aide to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
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A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said President Bush would sign a one-month extension.
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What are your thoughts in response this news?
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