From AMERICAblog. The House Republicans shut down PATRIOT ACT hearings while Democrats were still talking. Apparently Indiana’s own Mike Pence contributed to the day’s hostility when he accused Amnesty International of endangering the lives of Americans in uniform by referring to the prison at Guantanamo Bay as a “gulag.” (If the dog collar fits, Mikey, you might just have to wear it.)
In any case, the message is coming through loud and clear — House Republicans don’t care about the reality of whether the Patriot Act violates the rights of American citizens. They don’t care about the reality of what’s going on in Guantanamo. They just want critics to shut up already and do what they say.
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