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Administration arm-twisting saves patriot provision.(Inside Report)
On July 8, the House of Representatives considered an amendment authored by Representative Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vt.), and co-sponsored by Reps. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Butch Otter (R-Idaho), eliminating Section 215 of the Patriot Act. That provision, noted Rep. Paul, tramples on the Fourth Amendment by allowing the FBI access to "books, [private] records, papers, documents and other items" when allowed to do so by a secret anti-terrorism court. (The court in question has never turned down such a request.)
When time for the roll call vote expired, the amendment had won by a 219-201 margin. The House GOP leadership, perhaps inspired by the Gore campaign's manic improvisation in the Florida recount imbroglio, simply refused to gavel the vote to a close, keeping the vote open for an additional 23 minutes--more than double the allotted time--while pressuring Republican representatives to change their vote. Eventually, nine GOP House members relented, sending the measure to defeat via a 210-210 tie.
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