McConnell Introduces Bill to Reauthorize Patriot Act Until 2020

[SlyPokerDog]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill Tuesday night that would reauthorize a controversial surveillance authority of the Patriot Act until 2020, a push that comes just as a group of bipartisan lawmakers is preparing a last-minute push to rein in the government's mass-spying powers.

A McConnell aide said the majority leader is beginning a process to put the bill on the Senate calendar but said that the chamber will not take the measure up this week. That process, known as Rule 14, would bypass the traditional committee process. Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr is a cosponsor.

Under the bill, Section 215 of the post-9/11 Patriot Act would be extended until December 31, 2020. The core provision, which the National Security Agency uses to justify its bulk collection of U.S. phone records, is currently due to expire on June 1.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech...o-reauthorize-patriot-act-until-2020-20150421

 

[MARIS61]

Mitch McConnell is the Benito Mussolini of The US Senate.

Anyone who supports (or supported in the past) the so-called Patriot Act is unquestionably a traitor and should be prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Mitch McConnell is the Benito Mussolini of The US Senate.

Anyone who supports (or supported in the past) the so-called Patriot Act is unquestionably a traitor and should be prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law.

How can the government keep us safe unless they know what everyone is doing?

 

[Denny Crane]

barfo is a McConnell fan.

 

[Denny Crane]

http://reason.com/archives/2014/11/21/usa-freedom-and-rand-paul

In June 2013, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced theFourth Amendment Restoration Act, a bill declaring that "the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution shall not be construed to allow any U.S. government agency to search the phone records of Americans without a warrant based on probable cause." The legislation was aimed specifically at stopping the National Security Agency (NSA) and other federal agencies from interpreting the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the USA PATRIOT Act in ways that allows them to clandestinely collect and winnow through Americans' telephone and other electronic records. I entirely support the bill, but the sad truth is that it has garnered not a single cosponsor and it has gone nowhere.

 

[barfo]

barfo is a McConnell fan.

I like turtles.

barfo

 

[Denny Crane]

I like turtles.

barfo

You don't care if government tramples the constitution.

 

[MarAzul]

How can the government keep us safe unless they know what everyone is doing?

This is where the "Raspberry" button is call for as an alternative to the "Like" button.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This is where the "Raspberry" button is call for as an alternative to the "Like" button.

If you really love America you would let America protect you.

 

[MarAzul]

300+ Million citizens, loyal to a common cause aided by lawful government, are far more likely to foil nefarious terrorist acts than 300+ Million citizen under surveillance themselves by a government group of dubious authority and only controlled by politicians constrained by political correctness instead of the Constitution.

 

[MarAzul]

If you really love America you would let America protect you.

Blasst! It doesn't work that way.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

300+ billion citizens, loyal to a common cause aided by lawful government, are far more likely to foil nefarious terrorist acts than 300+ billion citizen under surveillance themselves by government group of dubious authority and only controlled by politicians constrained by political correctness instead of the Constitution.

I always thought math was one of your strong points.

 

[MarAzul]

math was one of your strong points

Uh Oh! Change b to m.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Uh Oh! Change b to m.

Just teasing you, glad you fixed it.

 

[Denny Crane]

Nah, it worked as you wrote it.

In this case, you weren't the math challenged one.

 

[MarAzul]

Just teasing you, glad you fixed it.

I often need all the help I can get.

 

[maxiep]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill Tuesday night that would reauthorize a controversial surveillance authority of the Patriot Act until 2020, a push that comes just as a group of bipartisan lawmakers is preparing a last-minute push to rein in the government's mass-spying powers.

A McConnell aide said the majority leader is beginning a process to put the bill on the Senate calendar but said that the chamber will not take the measure up this week. That process, known as Rule 14, would bypass the traditional committee process. Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr is a cosponsor.

Under the bill, Section 215 of the post-9/11 Patriot Act would be extended until December 31, 2020. The core provision, which the National Security Agency uses to justify its bulk collection of U.S. phone records, is currently due to expire on June 1.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech...o-reauthorize-patriot-act-until-2020-20150421

The Patriot Act needs to die. It's this kind of stuff that makes me unable to support the Republican Party.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The Patriot Act needs to die. It's this kind of stuff that makes me unable to support the Republican Party.

Why do you hate America?

 

[jlprk]

The Patriot Act expires at 9 pm Pacific Time! Gitcher updates right here! The British media covers the U.S. better than the Americans do.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...riot-act-surveillance-reform-usa-freedom-live

Rand Paul is doing heroic work. He has the Senate working on a Sunday (though few Senators are present yet).

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The Patriot Act expires at 9 pm Pacific Time! Gitcher updates right here! The British media covers the U.S. better than the Americans do.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...riot-act-surveillance-reform-usa-freedom-live

Rand Paul is doing heroic work. He has the Senate working on a Sunday (though few Senators are present yet).

I'm surprised there hasn't been a terrorist attack or plot prevented to show these silly senators just how valuable the Patriot Act is.

 

[jlprk]

I'm surprised there hasn't been a terrorist attack or plot prevented to show these silly senators just how valuable the Patriot Act is.

Did you just advocate a terrorist plot? Tisk tisk. Wait until 9:01 pm. I'm sure the NSA will follow the law and we'll be free at last.

As the Bush torture program shows, the government abides by the rule of law, or else it installs a constitutional expert at the top to legalize the past.

 

[Denny Crane]

Libertarian FTW.

Well, leaning anyhow.

 

[jlprk]

I praise the British media, then this site hardly ever updates. Is C-SPAN onto this live? Is there a site updating more often? Links?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I praise the British media, then this site hardly ever updates. Is C-SPAN onto this live? Is there a site updating more often? Links?

Realtime coverage here - https://news.google.com/news/rtc?ncl=dYIl9xG8H1NKmGMRD-ZOzR8984eNM&authuser=0&topic=h

 

[jlprk]

Thanks, that's interesting. But the only thing in the "Live Updating" section is the site I cited. I'll check out C-SPAN online.

 

[Denny Crane]

Looks like Paul can successfully filibuster this without breaking a sweat.

 

[jlprk]

Looks like Paul can successfully filibuster this without breaking a sweat.

Leave it to you to devolve into body functions. But as long as you're forcing me to talk about it...In Paul's 11-hour filibuster the other day, was he allowed to break for a few minutes to go to the bathroom? If not, was he wearing adult diapers? How did he get his caffeine, by drinking energy drinks?

I am disgusted that you brought up this subject.

 

[Denny Crane]

He had practice filibustering Obama's intention to use drones to spy on Americans here in the USA.

 

[Denny Crane]

His previous filibuster ended because he had to pee.

However...

http://m.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/06/peeing-during-filibusters-explained-wendy-davis

 

[jlprk]

Good stuff. You are a veritable search engine. You always manage to find the one article that says that Americans' income has gone up when all others say it has gone down. Come to think of it, you may be a computer. That explains it and is my new theory. I am talking to the CIA's supercomputer.

Good article.