From today’s New York Times an article about the lack of cooperation between Democrats and Republicans on the matter of renewal of The Patriot Act.
House Democratic officials said Monday that while they were actively involved in negotiations on the original passage of the Patriot Act in October 2001, they felt shut out now.
“There’s an incredible contrast this time around,” said a senior Democratic aide on the House Judiciary Committee, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of political tensions surrounding the issue.
“This time, the Republicans have told us for some time they are working on a bill, they asked for our suggestions, and they ended up saying that none of our suggestions were acceptable,” the aide said. “So they’re now dropping a bill that we see as a total reauthorization of the Patriot Act with only very slight tweaks.”
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