The Obama administration supports extending three key provisions of the Patriot Act that are due to expire at the end of the year, the Justice Department told Congress in a letter made public Tuesday.
Lawmakers and civil rights groups had been pressing the Democratic administration to say whether it wants to preserve the post-Sept. 11 law's authority to access business records, as well as monitor so-called "lone wolf" terrorists and conduct roving wiretaps.
Not that debate isn't called for. It surely is. I'm just glad taking the "extension" side will no longer be signs of secret fascist tendencies.
I can see a "Don't Blame Me--I Voted for Nader" bumper sticker in our future.
