Topic: Repeal the Patriot Act and FISA Court
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Mon 09/09/13 06:06 AM

Rep. Rush Holt Bill To Repeal PATRIOT And FISA Amendments Acts Now Live, Ambitious

NJ Rep. Rush Holt announced back on July 11th that he was planning legislation to repeal both the PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act. The text of Holt's bill, the "Surveillance State Repeal Act," has been posted, along with a summary of the key aspects of the legislation.

Holt's bill covers a lot of ground for something that only runs about 8 pages long, and as promised, some additional protection for whistleblowers is built in. Here's the summary:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130725/17500723952/rep-rush-holt-bill-to-repeal-patriot-fisa-amendments-acts-now-live-ambitious.shtml

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Mon 09/09/13 12:41 PM


Rep. Rush Holt Bill To Repeal PATRIOT And FISA Amendments Acts Now Live, Ambitious

NJ Rep. Rush Holt announced back on July 11th that he was planning legislation to repeal both the PATRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act. The text of Holt's bill, the "Surveillance State Repeal Act," has been posted, along with a summary of the key aspects of the legislation.

Holt's bill covers a lot of ground for something that only runs about 8 pages long, and as promised, some additional protection for whistleblowers is built in. Here's the summary:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130725/17500723952/rep-rush-holt-bill-to-repeal-patriot-fisa-amendments-acts-now-live-ambitious.shtml
I wish him luck but the deck is stacked