This is fascinating to me.
I also read a poll on Politico today (obviously not scientific) where 56% of respondents supported repealing the Patriot Act by not reauthorizing it.http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/T…
Many liberals tag the tea party movement as nativist, potentially racist, and out of step with progressive ideals. But some found themselves giving a nod of approval to tea-party-affiliated members of Congress who voted Tuesday to nix parts of the Patriot Act on grounds that they let the government intrude too much on individual privacy in the name of national security.
“House blocks renewal of Patriot Act. Some of these tea party guys aren’t insane after all,” tweeted Armon Dadgar, a resident of Kirkland, Wash.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and newcomer Rep. Raúl Labrador of Idaho were among eight in the Tea Party Caucus to vote against extending certain surveillance measures contained in the Patriot Act, joining with 18 other Republicans and most House Democrats to prevent their reauthorization – at least for now. Liberal Democratic lawmakers, in particular, have long derided parts of the Patriot Act as sacrificing civil liberties.
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What Do You Think Of The “tea Party” And “progressives” Agreeing On Getting Rid Of The Patriot Act?
Posted on February 10, 2011.
Progressives dislike it because Bush imposed it.
The Tea Party dislikes it because it is an example of big government.
some key party members voted for it though
bachmann
west
noam
The only problem Progressives have with it is for political posturing because it was implemented under Bush. They didn’t bat an eye when Obama made it more invasive & took away penalties for spying on US citizens in a call within the US, without a warrant.
The Tea Party Members don’t like big government & are true to that principal.
It didn’t happen. The bill was only 7 votes short of passing, and soon it’ll pass anyway because it’ll easily get a 50% vote.
I can’t speak for Tea Party members. Most of them probably voted for bush. But I can say that most Democrats saw the patriot act as unconstitutional and a violation of civil liberties. It is also a violation of the 4th amendment, which the Bush administration and the Republican controlled congress thought they had the right to water down or completely negate.
“Beltway 8” is correct, but “snoobling” NAILED it!
I was happy to hear it failed. It’s the government violating our rights to privacy and it will not effectively stop terrorism. They know of it, what good is it? Plus with our recession, we cannot afford such a large and unnecessary bill.