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Victory! Senate Votes Against Patriot Act Renewal!
Fellow Conservative,
This is a major victory. Late last night, the Senate held two votes. The first was on the USA Freedom Act, a piece of legislation to “reform” the NSA's data collection methods. In reality, the NSA would have been just as powerful and able to spy on Americans which is why Senators like Rand Paul rejected it.
The vote was 57-42, which fell three votes short of the 60-vote threshold to pass. The USA Freedom Act was rejected.
Then, not to be outdone, Mitch McConnell staged a vote for a clean renewal of the Patriot Act. Even though the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the NSA's data collection methods were illegal, Mitch McConnell wants to renew them.
The vote on the clean renewal was 45-54, missing the threshold by 15-votes. Another rejected attempt to renew the Patriot Act.
We did it!
Instead of keeping the Senate in session like he threatened to, Mitch McConnell conceded. Now, in all likelihood, the most atrocious parts of the Patriot Act will end!
But not so fast…
Senator McConnell has scheduled an emergency session for May 31, the day before these Patriot Act provisions expire. This is when he and the RINOs will stage their last stand.
Right now, it is important to thank all those who voted against infringing on Americans' 4th Amendment rights. But with that said, we need to take this opportunity to remind Congress that when Leadership calls for another vote in the coming days, we expect for them to vote against this horrible legislation once again.
Make no mistake… Your activism made a difference here. All told, we sent 110,000 faxes to Congress on this issue.
Just as it is important to threaten our Congressmen and Senators when they stray from the path, it is equally important for us to thank them when they honor their oaths!
All the best,
Joe Otto
Conservative Daily
Source: http://conservative-daily.com/2015/05/23/victory-senate-votes-against-patriot-act-renewal/
