McConnell Suggests New Look At Patriot Act

[Purveyor]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY ERICA WERNER
AP Congressional Correspondent

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate may re-open debate on National Security Agency wire-tapping authority following the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California.

The Kentucky Republican tells The Associated Press in an interview that those attacks have led to second thoughts about Congress' wisdom in limiting the authority earlier this year.

The divisive issue pits privacy rights proponents against those pressing for tough post-Sept. 11 scrutiny. Revisiting the subject could roil the Republican presidential race. The issue has become a point of dispute between two leading GOP candidates, both senators: Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas.

Rubio and McConnell both opposed dismantling the once-secret NSA program that until recently collected the landline calling records of nearly every American. Cruz took the other side.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article50115365.html

[erronis]

1. It's like they only have one item in their vocabulary - terror

Mr. McTurtle must be feeling left out of all the media hoopla.

Frankly, the only terror that US people have to worry about is coming from the wing-nuts - congresscritters or their acolytes. The acolytes that seem to be able to spew bullets and explosives at will, and are called "disturbed".

[PSPS]

2. McConnell -- the surrender monkey.

"They hate us for our freedoms. Therefore, we will abolish them (well, at least yours) on their behalf." -- Mitch McConnell

[2naSalit]

3. ^^^THIS^^^

If he wants to have another look, I have a problem with why he wants to do that.

[turbinetree]

4. The republicans have done exactly what when it comes to fighting terror..................

McConnell and his right wing crew of hypocrites have done exactly what with this situation.
They have before them a nomination which has not been even considered for confirmation the last 240 days, he's the acting head of the below organization------------------this man placed sanctions on what to do with Iran----------------------- it starts at the source there Turtle lips-----------------it's called money------------------------------, so this right wing twit (McConnell) wants to do more damage to the public at large here -----------------by using fear and terror as an excuse-----to further gut the Constitution---------------------he really is a jerk--------------------a $223,500 a year right wing twit, so when someone gets in bed with an organization from afar, what do you do jerk....................go after rights --------here in this country............................really..............................McConnell you are an absolute failure

https://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/Pages/szubin-a.aspx


This is what the media should be asking this hypocrite..........................like------------- hey, turtle lips if you had a guy in charge of this department (see above) and he saw where the funds are going to keep this crap going on and he can and has cut it off at the knees with sanctions, why haven't you confirmed this guy----------------it all starts somewhere, and its called at the source.......................
Or am I missing something here





Honk--------------------for a political revolution it is about getting a progressive U.S. Supreme Court and Congress


Bernie 2016

[niyad]

5. as church lady would say, "how conveeeeeeeenient!"