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Come to think of it, why was an expiration put into the original bill to begin with? It's not anyone would have been able to stop them if they passed a permane
by tocomment 16y ago
Come to think of it, why was an expiration put into the original bill to begin with? It's not anyone would have been able to stop them if they passed a permanent law to begin with.
- mberning 16y agoTo make it slightly more palatable (at them time) to those on the fence. If anybody did raise an objection it was quickly brought up how this was 'just' a temporary measure. It is going to be a long time before the patriot act goes away for good.
- tocomment 16y agoWas anyone on the fence? I thought I remember hearing that no one even read it.
- Helianthus16 16y agothen you're listening to simplistic explanations of politics. the climate was such that the desire for Congress to do _something_ necessitated compromise for speed of decision. "No one actually read it" reflects the reality that the bill was _going_ to pass. the accommodations made for people who _would_ have been on the fence were made to speed the process.
- marcusbooster 16y agoTypically things with major, and potentially changing, fiscal impact include a sunset provision.
- ZachPruckowski 16y agoMost laws have a sunset provision. It provides an easy way to bring the topic back up again.