“Patriot” Opportunism
December 17th, 2005
As predicted, Republicans are now wailing about how Democrats have destroyed the “Patriot” Act, and the country will be wide open to attack. Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said that “senators who oppose the extension will change their minds when they realize their stance could endanger lives.”
Of course, the Democrats, along with some Republicans who voted with them, are offering a three-month extension of the act, as is, to cover the time necessary for debate and deliberations.
So if the act dies, it’s the GOP that killed it. Don’t forget that.