Has the Govt Lost Sight of Our Birthright?
Opinion,Government,Civil Liberties,Freedom,Role Of Government,Politics
While we were all consumed by impeachment, a pernicious piece of legislation was slowly and silently making its way through Congress. It is a renewal of Section 215 of the Patriot Act.
The Patriot Act of 2001 has three sections that are scheduled to expire on March 15.
One of those sections is the infamous 215, which authorizes the federal government to capture without a warrant all records of all people in America held by third parties.
Do we really want the federal government to spy without warrants? How can Congress, which has sworn to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, legislate such a blatant violation of it?
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