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Saw this article over on CNN that reports The Senate rejected attempts to reauthorize several provisions of the USA Patriot Act. They cited it as infringing too much on Americans’ privacy and liberty. This deals a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders. I’m certain a special weekend session will be called, but if a compromise isn’t reached, the 16 Patriot Act provisions will expire on December 31.

The funniest part about this is the fact that the event that might have tipped the scales against the renewal of the Patriot Act was Dubbya authorizing the unlawful surveillance of American citizens. But can we honestly be shocked by any of this? Especially from a president who has been quoted as saying the Constitution is “just a god damned piece of paper“. Fortunately, it looks like most of the Senate (including a few noteworthy Republicans who crossed the aisle on this one) have a slightly higher regard for the Constitution of the United States.

Granted, Rense may not be a completely reliable source, but given that this President has stated that it would be easier if the US were a dictatorship (as long as he were the dictator), would a lack of respect for the Constitution really surprise you?

Frankly, I’d believe it if the Weekly World News said that Bush eats babies.