Senate blocks PATRIOT Act Extention

by **Pope Joan** » Sat May 23, 2015 11:56 am

Mitch McC was dyspeptically outraged.

by **Tsaraine** » Sat May 23, 2015 1:52 pm

So the Senate has voted against the extension. What's the chance that this is political brinksmanship, and they'll squeeze the government for concessions before agreeing to pass the thing at the eleventh hour? Such games of political chicken have happened in the recent past, after all.

by **Empire of Narnia** » Sat May 23, 2015 1:55 pm

I know some of my homies in North Korea will be happy about this. If I lived in the USA I wouldn't be too happy about it though.

by **Zakuvia** » Sat May 23, 2015 2:27 pm

Empire of Narnia wrote:I know some of my homies in North Korea will be happy about this. If I lived in the USA I wouldn't be too happy about it though.

Hopefully that's sarcasm, but in case it's not, it's known full well that the PA had little functional use in anti-terror operations, and was realistically just a domestic control program.

by **The 93rd Coalition** » Sat May 23, 2015 2:54 pm

Thank charity. This has been long overdue.

I would also like to remind everyone of THIS.

by **Mysterious Stranger** » Sat May 23, 2015 3:20 pm

Thank fucking God. If you were wondering what it would take to make me say the sentence "Rand Paul is a goddamn hero," this is it.

by **Confederate Ramenia** » Sat May 23, 2015 3:21 pm

THANK YOU RAND PAUL.

by **Dei Terrare** » Sat May 23, 2015 3:37 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a86BkfOaJI

by **Bahamian Caicos** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:42 pm

Mitch McConnell is incapable of working in the best interests of the American people, but fortunately, the power of the tyrants seems lower now than a few years ago.

by **Insaeldor** » Sat May 23, 2015 7:36 pm

Fucking finally. I guess people finding out how much this bill violating several of our rights was enough to get the tea party and Democrats to work together. I still pretty cynical however, I feel a midnight deal on the 31st will kill my dreams of not having this shit law in place.

by **Geilinor** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:38 pm

The tide has turned, I do like this.

by **Lake Mead** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:44 pm

This news does excite me, but I smell the smell of another midnight compromise on the horizon.

McConnell.

by **Utrinque Paratus** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:47 pm

Pretty sure they want something similar in Britain, and as another user said, they might just actually get it. Well done to the yanks for getting rid of it though. :clap:

by **Dragonia Re Xzua** » Thu May 28, 2015 10:43 am

About damn time. I'm also pleased that it's Rand that help block the extension of the Patriot Act. More reason to vote for him.

by **Planita** » Thu May 28, 2015 10:44 am

About time.

by **Celsuis** » Thu May 28, 2015 1:46 pm

In 3 days on May 31, the Senate will vote a final time to extend the Patriot Act. We're so close!!

Also, to those NSG members who favor the USA FREEDOM Act, you may have been misled. The bill's a de facto re-authorization of the Patriot Act and actually expands its powers. Don't believe everything the politicians are saying. They're all bad bills. I hope they all fail.

by **Occupied Deutschland** » Thu May 28, 2015 2:36 pm

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Though I worry over premature celebration, I am concerned over something sneaking through on the thirty-first. I know it's quaint, but I'd urge everyone in the States to mail and/or call their senator and representative to urge them to reject any last-minute fuckery McConnell tries to push through.

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