quote:Originally posted by Alphonse:
Even so, the Patriot Act was voted on and approved by congress. As far as I know, it's approval was completely legal. It is very easy to point a finger at someone after an event, but why didn't anyone notice this provision when the act was voted on in the first place? Personnally, I don't fill that either party is doing much toward helping this country.
According to the original law, the Attorney General could appoint interim U.S. Attorneys, but if they were not nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate within 120 days of being appointed, the federal district court would appoint a replacement. The new law wiped away that 120 day rule, in effect allowing the administration to handpick replacements and keep them there in perpetuity without the ordeal of Senate confirmation.
But amidst all the controversy last year over the PATRIOT reauthorization bill (the administration's warrantless wiretapping program, their use of National Security Letters to get information on citizens), the new law simply went unnoticed. Until now.
The dirt's in the details and if we don't pay attention to it they'll try to get a free pass, get-out-of -jail card on this stuff.Have you done a freedom check lately? makes you wonder,what else may be law that we don't know about yet.