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Monday, December 19, 2005 12:00 AM

Playing chicken with the Patriot Act

Forty senators are willing to extend the act to avoid the expiration date Bush fears. Why is Bill Frist saying no?

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  • Monday, December 19, 2005 01:42 PM

    The Permanent Part of the Patriot Act

    is permanent, so it is still in effect. The articles that were to sunset unless renewed by Congress are the only matters still under discussion, and the proposed three-month review period is for those alone, not for the whole act, so what is Frist's big problem? Bush is grossly misleading when he keeps referring to the Patriot Act, as if the whole thing has been abandoned. Some of the articles under discussion deserve review, even more so now that we see how brazenly our president ignores or misconstrues existing law. I hope the Senate gets an opportunity to revise and dump, as necessary. I just wish they could dump the president, too.

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