"Bush pushes Congress to renew the Patriot Act"

[dbeach]

more power more power .more power from the so called leader who abuses power..more power .more power...

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1128493666127410.xml&coll=1
Bush pushes Congress to renew the Patriot Act



"WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday called on Congress to deliver a Patriot Act renewal bill to his desk, noting that unlike parts of the law, "terrorist threats won't expire."

Congress has until the end of the year to renew 16 provisions of the Patriot Act or they will expire. The House and Senate have passed differing bills to renew the provisions, but conferees have yet to begin the process of reconciling the two measures.

"We've also got to continue to make sure we meet our obligations to prevent further terrorist attack. One of the most important, effective tools for safeguarding our country is the Patriot Act," Bush said.

While Bush and Attorney General Albert Gonzales have said the bill has made Americans safer, civil libertarians believe some provisions give law enforcement authorities too much power to snoop on average Americans"

[CottonBear]

1. He's consolidating power as quickly as possible.

I knew this would happen during a second term. The bastard has nothing to lose and doesn't give a fuck about the American people, the economy, the environment or world opinion.
:grr:

[texpatriot2004]

4. That's their goal, all the power. n/t

[dbeach]

12. oh yeh

and the ability to loot every treasury in the world and turn the planet into a big ole dependent state..where we will be forced into a USSR type of existence while they live it up in their lifestyles of the rich and infamous.

TOTAL CONTROL of your very SOUL

[texpatriot2004]

13. The evil empire n/t

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

7. Last night on the News Hour w/Jim Lehrer

Pam Karlan. a Law Professor of Public Interest at Stanford was talking about miers' nomination. Karlan has been on the show many times & was also on Franken's show. She's brilliant, informative, articulate, funny & liberal. She felt the big SCOTUS battles in the next 10 years are going to be Executive Power. And there will be miers, owing everything to dumbya.

best

[ixion]

2. the unPATRIOTic Act is unconstitutional

and should NOT be renewed in any form.

'nuff said.

[paineinthearse]

3. Anyone have a link to the original senate votes?

I need to see how my senators voted, have a suspicion but need to verify.

[seemslikeadream]

5. Here it is

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=1&vote=00313

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3162 )
Vote Number: 313 Vote Date: October 25, 2001, 01:54 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: H.R. 3162 (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 )
Measure Title: A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts: YEAs 98
NAYs 1
Not Voting 1


Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Allen (R-VA), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Carnahan (D-MO), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Cleland (D-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corzine (D-NJ), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
Dayton (D-MN), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Edwards (D-NC), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Fitzgerald (R-IL), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Not Voting
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Miller (D-GA), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Torricelli (D-NJ), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

[nonny]

6. House Votes

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll414.xml

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 414

H R 3199 RECORDED VOTE 21-Jul-2005 9:44 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act

AYES 257
NOES 171

________________________________________

I don't think the senate has voted on this yet

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_109_1.htm

[dbeach]

8. repukes make me

well U know and thanx

Ill.

[nonny]

9. Do you feel safer?

[dbeach]

10. felt safer in VN.

war mongers and alien madmen running the land that WE LOVE.

TRAITORS. EEVRY ONE..A CHIKENHAWK BLOOD THIRSTY CRIMINAL.

Hey where is his military discharge?

where is Waldo Bin Laden?
where is the missing trillins from the pentagon budget?

Y ask the neo-cons ..they have an ANSWER for everything.

[Hobarticus]

11. Pal, you're in no shape to be pushing anything, right now...

I'd stick to photo ops, for awhile.