Senator Wyden vows to reform the PATRIOT Act

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/23/senator-vows-to-reform-patriot-act/

A Democratic senator from Oregon said Tuesday that Congress must use the three month extension of the PATRIOT Act to amend the legislation so that it does not violate American's civil liberties.

"Americans deserve laws that strike the best possible balance between fighting terrorism ferociously and protecting the rights and freedoms of law-abiding American citizens," Senator Ron Wyden, a senior member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in a statement.

The bill is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama in the coming days.

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"Government agents should not be able to collect this sort of information on law abiding American citizens without showing that they have at least some connection to terrorism or other nefarious activities," Sen Wyden said.

[Poll_Blind]

1. Very spoiled to have Wyden as my senator and DeFazio as my rep.

These guys are Liberals. We need to put a Liberal in the White House. We need one.

PB

[neverforget]

4. Blumenauer is my rep. Wyden and Merkley are fantastic.

I love DeFazio.

[Rabblevox]

2. Goddess bless Ron! I'm so glad he's my Senator...

While Wyden, Defazio, and Blumenauer don't have the name recognition of Sanders or Kucinich, each of them is a smart, dedicated, no-bullshit progressive.

I am damned proud to have Wyden (and the majority of the Oregon delegation) represent me.

(Why is it that Oregon is one of the few states where democracy still kinda works, and we still manage to elect a few people who are both smart and honest?)

Now if only we could figure out what to do with David Wu. :(

[Still Blue in PDX]

6. I agree on all counts.

BB and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[defendandprotect]

3. kr

[grasswire]

5. that's my senator!

He's a nice fellow, too.