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Headings: How to Win the War on Terror: Repeal the Patriot Act
How to Win the War on Terror: Repeal the Patriot Act
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Content: After the passage of the Patriot Act in 2001, our rights to privacy as citizens were signed away. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) was the only senator who voted no to the bill that gave massive new powers to the DOJ. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) didn’t vote yes or no. The House vote for the 2001 bill was also pretty one-sided - the Patriot Act passed 357-66. When it came up for reauthorization in 2006, the Senate passed it 89-10 (there were several who voted yes in 2001 and no in 2006) and the house passed it 280-138. And in 2011, the Patriot Act was extended through 2015 on an 86-12 vote in the Senate, and a 275-144 vote in the House. You can see how your members of Congress voted here, here and here. And it’s important to note that presidents of both parties signed extensions of the Patriot Act into law. The whole argument behind this assault on our civil liberties is that the Patriot Act’s passage and subsequent extensions were necessary to win the so-called war on terror. Today, we’ve since killed Osama bin Laden and numerous other presumed al-Qaeda leaders.