http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/11/17/senators-to-block-patriot-act-reauthorization/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/11/17/senators-to-block-patriot-act-reauthorization/#comment-3177 House approves Patriot Act renewal - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:02:20 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/11/17/senators-to-block-patriot-act-reauthorization/#comment-3177 [...] The measure now goes back to the Senate, where Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) has threatened to filibuster it.Because of the filibuster, which other senators from both sides of the aisle may also participate in, Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) wants to simply extend the existing provisions for one year, to allow more time for the Unpatriotic Act renewal to be reworked. Republicans say the country will be left vulnerable if the Patriot Act is not renewed. [...] [...] The measure now goes back to the Senate, where Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) has threatened to filibuster it.Because of the filibuster, which other senators from both sides of the aisle may also participate in, Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) wants to simply extend the existing provisions for one year, to allow more time for the Unpatriotic Act renewal to be reworked. Republicans say the country will be left vulnerable if the Patriot Act is not renewed. [...]

]]> http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2005/11/17/senators-to-block-patriot-act-reauthorization/#comment-3176 The news just keeps breaking - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:36:11 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2005/11/17/senators-to-block-patriot-act-reauthorization/#comment-3176 [...] Those “sneak and peek” searches in the USA PATRIOT Act, where the government can conduct a search without telling you about it until later — sometimes much later — aren’t being used for terrorist investigations. In fact, they aren’t being used much at all, according to a New York Sun investigation. [...] [...] Those “sneak and peek” searches in the USA PATRIOT Act, where the government can conduct a search without telling you about it until later — sometimes much later — aren’t being used for terrorist investigations. In fact, they aren’t being used much at all, according to a New York Sun investigation. [...]

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