I can't think of a better Christmas present for the citizens of the United States than this!
"The Senate on Friday rejected attempts to reauthorize several provisions of the USA Patriot Act as infringing too much on Americans' privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush administration and Republican leaders.
In a crucial vote early Friday, the bill's Senate supporters were not able to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a threatened filibuster by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and their allies. The final vote was 52-47."
Reader comment: Danny says: "You can mail to say thanks to the senators standing up to PATRIOT from the EFF's Action Center. Rumor has it that Frist is going to keep trying to take the vote until Dec 31." Link
