How Snowden proved Congress needs to Read the Bills

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Edward Snowden showed us how the Patriot Act was used in ways Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, its sponsor, never intended.

Its Section 215 puts virtually NO limits on the fed’s ability to collect information, including bulk collection of phone calls.

Perhaps that’s not what Sensenbrenner wanted, but…

It’s in the bill!

This WOULD have been revealed if Patriot Act was actually read and debated in 2001.

Instead, the Patriot Act was introduced, passed, and signed into …read more

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