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[–]AnarchySpeach[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Three key provisions of the USA Patriot Act, which give the Trump administration broad surveillance powers, are set to expire on March 15 unless Congress votes to reauthorize them. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the only leading democratic presidential candidate in Congress who is publicly opposing them.

“I voted against the Patriot Act in 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2015. I strongly oppose its reauthorization next month,” he tweeted on February 11.

He's right. We don't need it anymore. We haven't needed it in over a decade. It hasn't helped us at all. It's time we got rid of it. Even he realizes that it's done nothing. Bernie will be one of the very few to vote against its reauthorization next month.

[–]sproketboy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This is always the side effect of big government. It's always difficult to dismantle bureaucracies. I wish Sanders knew that lesson.

[–]AnarchySpeach[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sanders still believes it can be fixed from the inside. Despite his age he's still got a childlike optimism that anything is possible through the proper channels. A little delusional, yet it's what the country needs to see right now.

We've never really seen Bernie angry. We've seen him disappointed, happy, determined, but we have never seen him truly angry.

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

He sure looked angry while he was up on stage endorsing Hillary for president. After she cheated him out of the nomination.

Oh wait he didn't look angry, he had a smile on his face.