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05-22-2011, 07:44 PM #1
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Patriot Act Cloture vote scheduled for 5pm Monday in Senate
Action Alert! Patriot Act Cloture vote scheduled for 5pm Monday in Senate
By: rp12
Saturday May 21, 2011 8:30 pm
I am a Ron Paul supporter, and have had an account here for a year or so. This is the first time I’ve posted, but I don’t see a post on this and may have information you don’t.
Rand Paul in February objected to an attempt at unanimous consent to extend the Patriot Act without a vote (on motion, without objection.) That meant it has to go through a vote and cloture for the first time since the first time it was up, right after 9/11. However, they called for a cloture vote for 5pm Monday, when Rand Paul was supposed to be out of D.C. I get the impression he now intends to be there, from the way the Campaign for Liberty email was written, but it doesn’t expressly say so. The relevant language is:
Dear Patriot,
On Thursday, Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell collaborated with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a backroom pact to extend the so-called “Patriotâ€Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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05-23-2011, 05:51 AM #2working4changeGuest
Related Thread Here
Congress to vote on extending Patriot Act
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-238800-patriot.html+acts
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05-23-2011, 05:53 AM #3working4changeGuest
Related Video Here
Stop The Patriot Act
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqt38HCeFXA
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