| Friday, December 16, 2005 |
| Just say no... |
...to the Patriot Act. Go Senators Feingold and Craig! Nice work. In case you're taking names:
Five Republicans voted against the reauthorization: Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, John Sununu of New Hampshire, Craig and Frist. Two Democrats voted to extend the provisions: Sens. Tim Johnson of South Dakota and Ben Nelson of Nebraska.
Frist, R-Tenn., changed his vote at the last moment after seeing the critics would win. He decided to vote with the prevailing side so he could call for a new vote at any time. He immediately objected to an offer of a short term extension from Democrats, saying the House won't approve it and the president won't sign it. This news today can't have helped, but even without it, I'd like to think the same vote would have been taken.
Tags: News, Patriot Act, Homeland Security, War on Terror, Senate, Politics, Bush Administration |
posted by JReid @ 2:54 PM   |
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