Lobbying Post #3


My lobbying topic, The Patriot Act, has had a pretty interesting year. Earlier this year The New York Times wrote about how Congress voted to have extensions made to three provisions of the law. And what was passed within them.
Which you can see more of here:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/u/usa_patriot_act/index.html

But just recently though The Patriot Act was talked about during the Republican Presidential Debate. Mostly by Newt Gungrich and Ron Paul. Newt Gungrich saying ""If you're trying to find somebody who may have a nuclear weapon they are trying to bring into an American city, you need every tool available. The dangers are literally that great." to Ron Paul stating "I have a personal belief that you never have to give up liberty for security. You can still provide security without sacrificing our Bill of Rights,".  

Which you can see more of here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeS1bGw0RdM

It was interesting watching the Presidential Debate and listening to them talk about their views on The Patriot Act. I saw how different most of their views were significantly different from each other and got me thinking that, depending on who gets elected president, the election itself is going to have a huge effect on The Patriot Act and what will happen to it. So lately The Patriot Act has been getting a lot of attention and I do not expect it to fade anytime soon.

Comments