GOP Senators Balking on Reauthorization of PATRIOT Act

ffirehorse writes “Some insist that there’s not a darn thing wrong with the PATRIOT Act, but in that case, why are prominent Republican Senators (including Pennsylvania’s Arlen Specter and Idaho’s Larry Craig) putting roadblocks in the way of re-upping and adding bells and whistles to the Act (including granting law enforcement the power to force compliance with administrative, not just judicial, subpoenas)? The story comes from Congressional newspaper The Hill.”

May 12, 2004 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. GregS* says:
    May 12, 2004 at 8:35 pm

    Mislabeled
    “Perhaps because of broad GOP opposition to key elements of the Patriot Act, Sensenbrenner has made it clear to colleagues that he will not consider reauthorization of the bill until next year.

    But by then, Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), a centrist, will have become chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee if he wins his re-election race and conservatives do not attempt to block Specter’s appointment. If Specter gets the gavel, it would be more difficult for the administration to reauthorize the Patriot Act without significant changes. Specter is one of four Republicans co-sponsoring Craig’s bill seeking to rein in law enforcement powers.”

    Specter is a very liberal Republican, hardly centrist. Much like Zell Miller is a very conservative Democrat. I like Zell but you kinda wish they’d both get off the fence.

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