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95% of House Democrats just voted to extend the Patriot Act
It was the funding bill. A measure to extend the Patriot Act, rather than let it expire, was attached to it. Democrats overwhelmingly voted for it, Republicans overwhelmingly voted against it, presumably over funding and not the Patriot Act, but guess who gets to claim to be protecting your liberties now?
According to this article, it was Pelosi who slipped the Patriot Act into the bill.
Why?
It was the funding bill. A measure to extend the Patriot Act, rather than let it expire, was attached to it. Democrats overwhelmingly voted for it, Republicans overwhelmingly voted against it, presumably over funding and not the Patriot Act, but guess who gets to claim to be protecting your liberties now?
According to this article, it was Pelosi who slipped the Patriot Act into the bill.
Why?