If the Patriot Act hadn't been approved for another year, Sunday would have looked much different.…
Kucinich jeers: Congress is ‘complicit’ in violating Americans’ constitutional rights In the wake of congressional Democrats’ reauthorization and extension of the USA Patriot Act, few elected Democrats have been as vocal about the post-9/11 security measures as they were during the Bush administration. Leave it to stalwart House progressive Rep.…
Key components in the USA Patriot Act are set to expire at the end of the year, but President Barack Obama is seeking to extend them, reversing his stark opposition in the past to the same provisions. “The president’s reversal on Patriot Act reform is a major travesty,” said Michelle…