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Thursday, November 20th, 2014

Bill to Restrict N.S.A. Data Collection Blocked in Vote by Senate Republicans

Author:     CHARLIE SAVAGE and JEREMY W. PETERS
Source:     The New York Times
Publication Date:     NOV. 18, 2014
 Link: Bill to Restrict N.S.A. Data Collection Blocked in Vote by Senate Republicans
Stephan:   This is what we can expect from a Republican Congress. Your privacy was just fatally compromised by the Republican Party. They want to shrink government to a size you can "drown in a bathtub," except when they don't.  If you voted for these aging white men, don't whine about your loss of privacy. This is just the beginning. Wait until the new Congress is sworn in.
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky before the vote. Mr. McConnell led opposition to the bill. Credit J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky before the vote. Mr. McConnell led opposition to the bill.
Credit J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a sweeping overhaul of the once-secret National Security Agency program that collects records of Americans’ phone calls in bulk.

Democrats and a handful of Republicans who supported the measure failed to secure the 60 votes they needed to take up the legislation. The vote was 58 to 42 for consideration.

Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who drafted the bill, blamed what he said was fear-mongering by the bill’s opponents for its defeat. “Fomenting fear stifles serious debate and constructive solutions,” he said. “This nation deserves more than that.”

Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, worked hard to defeat the bill, which […]

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