A thoroughly well done report on the expansion of the Patriot Act powers in legislation passed by the Senate can be found on TalkLeft.
Could this be the beginning of an attempt to pass the provisions of Patriot Act II piecemeal, thereby avoiding the controversial label "Patriot Act II" ?
The Schumer-Kyl bill was originally introduced on January 9, the same date on the draft of Patriot Act II. A coincidence?
Now surely the Senate would not be playing any shenanigans, trying to pull something over the American people, would it? This legislation would extend the powers granted under the Patriot Act beyond scrutiny of those who fit the definition of "foreign powers" to allow U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor foreign terrorists who, though not affiliated with a group or government, pose a serious threat to the people of the United States.
Posted by Tiger at May 9, 2003 08:31 AM | TrackBack