Senate Republicans Reach Patriot Act Deal

[ProSense]

Senate Republicans Reach Patriot Act Deal

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
16 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Several Senate Republicans who are key to extension of the terror-fighting Patriot Act have reached a tentative agreement with the White House on a compromise version, congressional officials said Thursday.

Sen. John Sununu (news, bio, voting record), R-N.H. and three other GOP lawmakers who had been at odds with the Bush administration on a long-term extension of this key law were expected to announce details of the accord later Thursday.

No immediate details were available on the changes they wrung from the White House. These Republicans had joined a Democratic-led filibuster late last year that blocked passage at the time of a bill extending the life of the law. Critics claimed that the versions before Congress would have given shortshrift treatment to people's civil liberties.

Instead of a long-term extension, lawmakers decided to extend the government's power to conduct surveillance against suspected terrorists with a short-term bill. The current extension expires March 10.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060209/ap_on_go_co/patriot_act_2

Developments:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=369253&mesg_id=369253


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2448352&mesg_id=2448374

[hopein08]

1. Isn't that nice? I'm glad they could reach a deal...

now, i just wish they would realize that the Democrats need to be in on the deal. But I'm not holding my breath.

[No Exit]

2. Sellout time!

Did we really think we'd get anything better from a bunch of republicans?