Comments on: Lawmakers Warn FBI Over Spy Powers

Justice Department Watchdog Blasts FBI Abuse Of Patriot Act

[rafterman1]

Who were the two? :)

[sshard]

Finally congress did one thing I can be proud of, by a vote of 94 to 2, they passed a bill to end the provision in the Patriot Act that allowed the DOJ to appoint U.S. attorneys without Senate confirmation.

[scott4261]

The USA PATRIOT Act was pushed through Congress by the Bush Administration, which has continually manipulated the post-9/11 fears of Americans. It is unecessary and unconstitutional.

"Those who would give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" -Benjamin Franklin

Now, more than ever, we need to heed those wise words.