EMERGENCY MEETING on PATRIOT ACT 3PM in House!

[Valli6]

House Rules schedules 'emergency' meeting to move Patriot Act extension

The House Rules Committee has announced an "emergency" meeting today at 3 p.m. in order to approve a rule for considering legislation that would extend three surveillance authorities under the Patriot Act that expire at the end of this month. The "emergency" designation is used by the committee when a meeting is called without providing for more advance notice.

The meeting is needed because the House on Tuesday failed to approve this extension under a suspension of House rules, which required a two-thirds vote. Approving a rule for considering the bill will allow for debate time on the bill and possibly some amendments, but most importantly will allow the measure to pass by a simple majority.

The bill could be reconsidered by the House as early this week under a rule, but a vote has not yet been scheduled.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/143043-house-rules-schedules-emergency-meeting-to-move-patriot-act-extension?utm_campaign=flooraction&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Valli6]

And look at Boehner and Cantor's comments from this morning!

“Listen, we’ve been in the majority four weeks. We’re not going to be perfect every day,” House Speaker John Boehner told reporters Wednesday morning. “If the Democrats who voted for these same provisions last year would have voted for them this year, it would have passed.”

Last February, 162 Democrats voted for a one-year extension of the law. Thirty-six of those voted against extension Tuesday night.

“It shows they’re not serious,” added Majority Leader Eric Cantor. “I mean, come on.”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/09/blame-game-begins-after-failed-patriot-vote/#ixzz1DUfC1Ub7
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[tangent4ronpaul]

Those F'ing scumbags - violating their own rules to keep their police state crap after loosing!

[dannno]

List of Yays and Nays from the other day:

http://snardfarker.ning.com/profiles/blogs/patriot-act-extension-hr-514



My rep who I contacted actually voted Nay!

Woot!!

[dannno]

^^Why did Jason Chaffetz vote yes?? WTF?!

[Dr.3D]

Those F'ing scumbags - violating their own rules to keep their police state crap after loosing!

Well, they can always bring this to the floor till they get the vote they are looking for. I have to wonder why none of the bills that pass are never brought to the floor again so perhaps they could get voted down.

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

The beat rolls on. Boner and his compatriots need to be ousted. If we are to reform any party, it must come locally. States like MT, WY, NH, AK, etc. need to really start pushing for secession and independence. Same with VT, IL, WI, NY, etc. If they want their liberal utopia let them have it. I think this is an area where there can be significant cross-over for support. How are you going to get rid of Boner with a federally targetted strategy? His district will keep re-electing the fool over and over.

[tangent4ronpaul]

This is being done behind closed doors. The committee is not streaming it and C-SPAN is not broadcasting it.

-t

[sailingaway]

WTF sort of an 'emergency' can they call on an 8 year old piece of shit legislation?

[pcosmar]

This is being done behind closed doors. The committee is not streaming it and C-SPAN is not broadcasting it.

-t

Translation=fuck due process, fuck the rules. We're gonna do it anyway.

I pretty much expected the same,,and had no hopes up.

[Aratus]

it's looking like the Bay State's ten
Democrats split over this extension!

[EndDaFed]

This is being done behind closed doors. The committee is not streaming it and C-SPAN is not broadcasting it.

-t

What they are airing in its place is the hour long worship Ronald Reagan fest.

[romacox]

Please call your Congressman, and let him know you do not want the Patriot Act extended. https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

Also please contact Boyhner, and tell him the same. http://www.speaker.gov/contact/

[sailingaway]

Please call your Congressman, and let him know you do not want the Patriot Act extended. https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

Also please contact Boyhner, and tell him the same. http://www.speaker.gov/contact/

I just emailed my rep with a thank you for voting against it, but I'll try calling Boehner's office.

[Valli6]

So I guess the GOP plan is to pretend there's been no tea party influence here. Boehner, Cantor and Lamar Smith all want to portray this as standard "repubs vs dems" phenomena.

..."I am surprised that so many Democrats who supported an extension of these very same provisions last Congress suddenly changed their votes," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas. "President Obama supports a reauthorization of these important national security tools. And the House bill provides Congress with the opportunity to engage in a thorough review of the provisions as we consider a longer reauthorization. It's unfortunate that partisan politics seems to have prevented so many Democrats from doing what's best for America's national security."

GOP aides, however, were pointing the finger at House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Aides said McCarthy failed to whip the vote, which led to the embarrassment of the bill falling short and leaders being caught off guard.

Smith expects to bring the bill back to the House floor later this week, according to his spokeswoman…
ww w. nationaljournal . com/congress/in-a-surprise-house-fails-to-pass-patriot-act-extensions-20110208#comments
By the way, this article mentions that the companion legislation in the senate includes 3 competing bill's?!

"The Senate still needs to pass companion legislation. Three competing bills have been introduced in that chamber."

[Aratus]

SEVEN of OUR TEN HOUSE DEMOCRATS DID THE HONORABLE THING.

[pcosmar]

I smell state bailouts in the bribe package.

[Brian4Liberty]

^^Why did Jason Chaffetz vote yes?? WTF?!

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?278491-Patriot-Act-Extension-FAILS

[Aratus]

this issue is splitting open the GOP and the DEMOCRATs

we either be BILL Of RIGHTs or we compromise on this...

mitch mcconnell is watching this vote most carefully.

[BuddyRey]

Wait...what?!?!

Can they actually, legally do this?

I'm positively bowled over. The first ratcheting DOWN of the police state in God knows how many years, and Congress isn't even going to let us walk away with that?

[sailingaway]

Rand just came out with this statement against the Patriot Act. :D

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?278601-Sen.-Rand-Paul-releases-statement-on-PATRIOT-Act

[Anti Federalist]

Can they actually, legally do this?


"They" have made it very clear that they can pretty much do whatever the fuck they want, whenever they want, and don't really care too much about what we want.

[BuddyRey]

I just called Sue Myrick, who voted yes to extending the Patriot Act, and asked her receptionist, "how much longer until the power of the Patriot Act gets into the wrong hands and is used to persecute gun-owners, home-schoolers, and conservatives?" I doubt it will convince her, but this seems like the best approach to take to make Tea Party folks understand why extending this legislation is so dangerous.

[Brett85]

Wait...what?!?!

Can they actually, legally do this?

I'm positively bowled over. The first ratcheting DOWN of the police state in God knows how many years, and Congress isn't even going to let us walk away with that?

The only reason why the Patriot Act extension got voted down is because they tried to rush it through under special rules requiring a 2/3 vote to pass it. It will pass easily under a majority vote, but we're at least forcing them to have an open and honest debate over the issue.

[pcosmar]

but we're at least forcing them to have an open and honest debate over the issue.

http://www.secure-power.com/images/confused.jpg

Who are we talking about again?

[keh10]

Is this going to be on CSPAN?

[Dr.3D]

Is this going to be on CSPAN?

Only if it is an honest and open debate.

[nobody's_hero]

"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach unto himself." -- Thomas Paine

The precedent should concern us.

[Brett85]

Well, it will at least be a debate. Perhaps not as open and honest as we would like.