Coalition Wants to Delay Patriot Act Vote (bipartisan coalition)

[sabra]

http://www.fox23news.com/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=889CB0AC-88B5-444A-8794-9A136C887572

Coalition Wants to Delay Patriot Act Vote

An unusual bipartisan coalition wants to delay Friday's scheduled vote to reauthorize the Patriot Act until privacy protections are improved, a report said.

The coalition of lawmakers and activists urging the delay is the strongest to lobby Congress on any issue. Up to 41 senators are willing to block reauthorization of the bill that the Bush administration has said is vital to its war on terror, the Christian Science Monitor reported.

Many lawmakers were stunned by reports the FBI has issued up to 30,000 national security letters under the Patriot Act.

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Sens. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and Russell Feingold, D-Wis., threatened a filibuster if privacy concerns are not met.

[rodeodance]

1. great to hear this.

[EFerrari]

2. Good news. Thank you, sabra.

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