Patriot Act’s author files court papers to stop ‘frightening’ Obama abuses

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Patriot Act’s author files court papers to stop ‘frightening’ Obama abuses

**FILE** Rep. James Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Republican, testifies July 17, 2013, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Voting Rights Act on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

By Stephen Dinan

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The Washington Times

Friday, September 6, 2013

The chief author of the Patriot Act has filed court papers in support of a lawsuit seeking to stop the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of records, saying that the Obama administration is going far beyond what he intended when he wrote the law in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and the Pentagon.

Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Wisconsin Republican and chief sponsor of the Patriot Act, filed a amicus curiae brief on Wednesday saying he was misled about the scope of snooping the government intended to use the Patriot Act for, and said he would not have backed reauthorizing key parts of the law if he had known about it.

“This misinterpretation of the law threatens our First, Second and Fourth Amendment rights,” Mr. Sensenbrenner said in a statement after he filed his legal brief. “Congress never intended this. I will rein in the abuse of both the Patriot Act and the U.S. Constitution with the support of the American public.”

 

[gidma]

YES....do it Sensenbrenner....stop this dictator NOW.... Finally maybe someone is going to do something!! We are with you.

[Blondie121]

Yea Senator Sensenbrenner!   Go man Go!

[BIGSKY1]

If he needs the help and support of patriotic americans, he just needs to get on national news outlets and call a damn meeting!! I think he would draw a large crowd.

[SgtFuryUSCZ]

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 ...... atta boy ! 

 

Great to see somebody has the mettle to stand up !