DOJ Fact Sheet, December 20, 2005 – Civil Liberties Safeguards in the USA PATRIOT Act Conference Report: “After months of debateincluding 23 Congressional hearings with over 60 witnessesthe Senate must act to reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act before these key provisions expire. Last week, the House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the bill with strong bipartisan support. Now, four years after voting 98-1 to approve the USA PATRIOT Act, it is time for the Senate finish the job and allow law enforcement to maintain the vital tools it needs to keep America safe.”
CDT memo, “What If PATRIOT Sunsets?” (5 pages, PDF) December 21, 2005: “CDT has issued a short analysis of the sunsetting provisions of the PATRIOT Act, showing that the “wall” between intelligence and law enforcement agencies would not be re-erected if the sunsets took effect and that the government would still retain broad surveillance powers to combat terrorism.”
“U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), John Sununu (R-NH), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released a letter today signed by a majority of the U.S. Senate urging Majority Leader Bill Frist to extend PATRIOT Act by three months. A majority of Senators, 52 at press time, have signed the letter in support of a three-month extension in order to provide more time for the Senate to agree on a conference report to reauthorize the Act.” [Link includes text of letter and names of signatories]
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