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The democrats introduced the patriot act...
by mr_roboto 1mo ago
The democrats introduced the patriot act...
- soraki_soladead 1mo agoexcept that's not true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act > On October 23, 2001, U.S. representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) introduced House bill H.R. 3162, which incorporated provisions from a previously-sponsored House bill, and a Senate bill introduced earlier in the month.[5] The next day, October 24, the Act passed the House by a vote of 357–66,[6] with Democrats comprising the overwhelming majority of "no"-votes. > The bill, which removed most of the changes from the Senate version, passed Congress on March 2, 2006, and was signed by President Bush on March 9 and 10 of that year.
- SturgeonsLaw 1mo agoDepends what counts as "introduced", the Patriot Act was based on the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act written by Joe Biden. This is something Biden was proud of, and confirmed in his own words many times https://www.c-span.org/clip/senate-committee/user-clip-joe-biden-says-he-wrote-the-patriot-act/4876107 https://www.c-span.org/clip/senate-committee/user-clip-joe-b... The surveillance state has bipartisan support.
- inigyou 1mo agoeven if that were true it would be completely irrelevant to the context in which you replied? Check if you have DDS.