Powers to gather information on the books people buy in US bookshops and rent from libraries should be repealed, the House of Representatives has said.
the republican-controlled congress standing up for civil liberties?
"We can fight terrorism without undermining basic constitutional rights," said Bernie Sanders, an independent representative from the north-eastern state of Vermont, who proposed the measure.
*cough* gee, ya think? as a side note, i'm quite frankly shocked to see that an independent managed to make a change to the patriot act, but i suppose i shouldn't be, because he probably gave it a better shot than if it had been proposed by a democrat.
my goodness. just when we thought things were hopeless, we get some hope. everyone, start writing your senators.
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As a British citizen, I can confirm that it has indeed been a particularly cold day.
;-)
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