Lawmakers Punt Again on Patriot Act Reform | Threat Level | Wired.com
It’s Groundhog Day again, at least insofar as Patriot Act reform is concerned.
Despite repeated promises, federal lawmakers are again punting on revising the controversial spy act adopted in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Congress is set to extend three expiring Patriot Act spy provisions for four years, without debate. They were set to expire at month’s end.
Here are the three provisions at issue:
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