The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to renew the USA Patriot Act

Via CNN, and in a surprising move to me, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to renew the Patriot Act.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to renew the USA Patriot Act, after months of pitched debate over legislation that supporters said struck a better balance between privacy rights and the government’s power to hunt down terrorists.

The 89-10 vote marked a bright spot in President Bush’s troubled second term as his approval ratings dipped over the war in Iraq and his administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina. Renewing the act, congressional Republicans said, was key to preventing more terror attacks in the United States.

More as this develops, but I bet the ACLU is having a snot-flinging hissy fit right about now.

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Posted by kender on March 2, 2006 4:14 pm

» Filed Under ACLU, News, War On Terror

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2 Responses to “The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to renew the USA Patriot Act”

  1. Assorted Babble by Suzie on March 2nd, 2006 4:23 pm

    I heard that Breaking News earlier on Fox….so happy!! Your right the ACLU…is having a hissy fit. (LOL)

    Jay, if you have time….we have a question going on in my comment section on the ACLU….I suggested you would probably have the answer. Post for Today 3/2/06

  2. Gribbit on March 2nd, 2006 5:56 pm

    Oh yeah.. Tony the Queer and his gang on over zealous lawyers are having kittens by the thousands today over this. I just know it.

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