The More They Change, the More They Stay the Same
September 17th, 2009 Posted in Civil Liberties, Terrorism, Fourth Amendment, Obama administrationPresident George W. Obama just announced that he wants to extend the Patriot Act, which was written by his predecessor, President Barack Bush.
Despite promises during the campaign that he would review certain of the most intrusive portions of the PATRIOT Act, President Barack Obama’s Justice Department today is calling for Congress to extend all three expiring provisions, though they were “willing to consider” civil rights protections “as long as they don’t weaken” the president’s powers under the act.
What was the presidential election about after all?