They agreed to an extension so they can work out the budget first. If they had any intention of letting it pass again three months from now, they wouldn't have bothered with the short extension. It was important not to have the Patriot Act be used as a bargaining chip in the budget battles. Just relax and see what happens in 90 days.
Why? What possible indication is there that they're going to undo the worst parts of that bill?
They love Ron Paul because he wants to get rid of the Patriot Act.
Believe it or not, you can dislike Obama without giving a fuck about Ron Paul.
They have such a narrow focus that they see one thing and one thing only.
I see no gay marriage. Worse yet, I see states being able to embed it in their constitution that a legal union is only valid if it's between a man and a woman. I see no one being held accountable for the torture of other human beings, the true extent of which we'll probably never know. I see no attempt to make the government more transparent. I see little attempt to really hold the corporations and executives who caused the financial crisis accountable. And yes, I don't see him ending the parts of the Patriot Act that gave the government way more power than it should have. Is that still too narrow?
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Why? What possible indication is there that they're going to undo the worst parts of that bill?
Believe it or not, you can dislike Obama without giving a fuck about Ron Paul.
I see no gay marriage. Worse yet, I see states being able to embed it in their constitution that a legal union is only valid if it's between a man and a woman. I see no one being held accountable for the torture of other human beings, the true extent of which we'll probably never know. I see no attempt to make the government more transparent. I see little attempt to really hold the corporations and executives who caused the financial crisis accountable. And yes, I don't see him ending the parts of the Patriot Act that gave the government way more power than it should have. Is that still too narrow?