USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005/Articles & Commentary 2004-2006

The following are articles & commentary for 2004 through 2006 related to the main article USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005.

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2004

• "Deception is PATRIOTic? President Misleads Public in Call to Renew," People for the American Way, undated 2004.
• Jesse J. Holland, "Bush Aims to Expand USA Patriot Act," Associated Press (Evil or Stupid Blogspot), January 23, 2004. Scroll down to headline.
• "DOJ: Patriot Act Not Abused," Associated Press (Fox News), January 27, 2004.
• "Ashcroft: Bush Would Veto Changes to Patriot Act," Associated Press (Fox News), January 30, 2004.
• Kari Petrie, "As renewal date nears, experts debate Patriot Act," MensNewsDaily.com, March 10, 2004.
• "Bush Pushes Patriot Act Renewal," Associated Press (Fox News); USA TODAY, April 17, 2004.
• Alexander Bolton, "Presidential push fails to quell GOP fear of Patriot Act," The Hill, May 12, 2004.
• Nat Hentoff, "Patriot Act Beseiged," Village Voice (AlterNet), May 28, 2004.
• "House Refuses to Curb Patriot Act," Associated Press (Fox News), July 8, 2004.
• "Snow Pushes Renewal of Patriot Act Powers," Associated Press (Fox News), July 13, 2004
• Tom Curry, "Patriot Act renewal up to Congress. Law's critics and supporters debate whether it undermines constitutional search rights," MSNBC, November 12, 2004.
• Nat Hentoff, "Patriot Act Speed Bumps," Village Voice (AlterNet), November 16, 2004.
• "The Patriot Act and Related Provisions: The Heritage Foundation's Research," Heritage Foundation, November 22, 2004.

2005

• "Bush Wants 'Patriot Act' Extended," ELITES TV, February 15, 2005.
• "Bush Urges Renewal of Patriot Act," Associated Press (Fox News), February 15, 2005.
• R. Jeffrey Smith, "Attorney General Urges Renewal Of Patriot Act. Gonzales Gives First Policy Speech," Washington Post, March 1, 2005.
• Justine Redman, "White House seeks renewal of Patriot Act. White House adviser urges lawyers to resist 'partisan politics'," CNN, March 17, 2005.
• "Conservatives, liberals join to fight reauthorization of Patriot Act," Associated Press (CNN), March 23, 2005.
• Declan McCullagh, "The next chapter in the Patriot Act," CNET News, April 4, 2005.
• "Attorney General to Press for Patriot Act Renewal. Coalition of critics wants Congress to revise controversial law," Associated Press (truthout), April 5, 2005.
• "Gonzales, Mueller Urge Congress to Renew Patriot Act (Update4)," Bloomberg News, April 5, 2005: "Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller said Congress should renew the USA Patriot Act in full as lawmakers opened a two-month review of the law they crafted immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks."
• "Gonzales, Congress debate Patriot Act. Attorney general wants 15 provisions to be kept on books," Associated Press (JournalNow.com (NC)), April 6, 2005.
• Charlie Savage, "Gonzales softens line on Patriot Act. White House open to changes, he tells Senate hearing," Boston Globe, April 6, 2005.
• Rukmini Callimachi, "Gonzales Admits Patriot Act Misused," Associated Press (SacUnion.com), April 6, 2005.
• Evan Lehman, "Kennedy leads fight to alter Patriot Act," Berkshire Eagle (dead link), April 6, 2005: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who is on the Judiciary Committee, "which held its first hearing on the matter yesterday ... [said] 'In the years since 9/11, many of us have become concerned that the act needlessly overrides basic freedoms, and we have an opportunity to restore them without in any way endangering our national security.'"
• "Gonzales Defends Patriot Act at Judiciary Hearing as Congress Mulls Renewal," Democracy Now!, April 6, 2005.
• Richard B. Schmitt, "Gonzales Argues Against Expiration Date on Patriot Act," Los Angeles Times (Common Dreams), April 7, 2005: " ... as lawmakers are debating a Bush administration proposal to make those provisions permanent, Republicans and Democrats alike are wondering whether they should retain the so-called sunset provisions to ensure a degree of Justice Department accountability."
• Gail Russell, "Patriot Act: What's not known feeds debate. Bush officials say that controversial law-enforcement powers are working, and should be extended," Christian Science Monitor, April 7, 2005.
• Dave Lindorff, "The Plot to Make the PATRIOT Act Even Worse. The Senate Intelligence Committee's Secret Session," CounterPunch, May 18, 2005.
• Charlie Savage, "Panel to weigh beefed-up Patriot Act. Move would broaden FBI wiretap powers," Boston Globe, June 5, 2005.
• "PATRIOT Act news roundup," Daily Kos, June 9, 2005.
• John W. Whitehead, Commentary: "How Liberty Dies: The Patriot Reauthorization Act," Rutherford Institute, June 13, 2005.
• Wendy J. Keefer, Opinion: "Patriot Act Renewal: Safety, Safeguards and the Senate," Jurist, June 15, 2005.
• Dan Eggen, "Permanent Patriot Act Proposed. Sensenbrenner Would Extend Powers but Grant No New Ones," Washington Post, July 12, 2005.
• "House Panel OKs Patriot Act Provisions," Associated Press (USA TODAY, July 13, 2005.
• "Got civil liberties? PATRIOT Act update," Daily Kos, July 13, 2005.
• News Release: "Senate Passes Patriot Act Reauthorization Without Floor Debate, ACLU Says Bill Takes Good First Steps, But Patriot Act Remains Flawed," ACLU, July 29, 2005.
• Dan Eggen, "Senate Approves Partial Renewal of Patriot Act. Measure Would Limit Search and Seizure Powers," Washington Post, July 30, 2005.
• Steve Lilienthal, "Reauthorization the USA PATRIOT Act: The Battle Moves to Conference," Accuracy in Media, September 2, 2005.
• David Corn, The FBI Fails (For Now) to Grab Subpoena Powers, The Nation, September 22, 2005.
• Brendan Coyne, "House Patriot Act Renewal Provision Would Expand Death Penalty," New Standard News, October 27, 2005.
• "Congress May Curb Some Patriot Act Powers," Associated Press (NewsMax), November 9, 2005.
• Michael Hampton, "PATRIOT Act reauthorization up for final vote," Homeland Stupidity, November 16, 2005.
• Mark Agrast, "Reforming the Patriot Act," Center for American Progress, November 17, 2005.
• Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache, "Patriot Act renewal draws filibuster threat. Plan backed by White House for minimal changes and four-year renewal draws opposition in the Senate," CNET News, December 8, 2005.
• "Bipartisan group of senators to oppose Patriot Act revision," The Raw Story, December 8, 2005: "Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) says he will filibuster the new agreement." The six senators opposing the conference report are: Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) and Sen. John Sununu (R-NH)." Also see November 17, 2005, letter.
• Press Release: "'Patriot Act Conference Report Does Not Secure Right Balance Between National Security and Civil Liberties'," Office of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, December 9, 2005.
• Mark Agrast and Peter Swire, "Still Not Too Late to Fix Flawed PATRIOT Deal," Center for American Progress, December 9, 2005.
• John Nichols, "Feingold to Fight Patriot Act Reauthorization," The Nation (Common Dreams), December 10, 2005. See Feingold's December 8, 2005, letter.
• American Library Association, "Patriot Act Compromise Inadequate," Library Journal, December 12, 2005.
• Dan Eggen, "ACLU Opposes Patriot Act Provision. Secret Service's Reach Questioned," Washington Post, December 13, 2005.
• Michael Hampton, "PATRIOT Act reauthorization includes meth, cigarette smuggling," Homeland Stupidity, December 13, 2005.
• Alberto R. Gonzales, "Reauthorize the Patriot Act. Congress Should Reauthorize the Patriot Act and Further Strengthen Homeland Security," Washington Post, December 14, 2005.
• John Nichols, "Feingold Beats Bush In Patriot Act Fight," The Nation, December 16, 2005.
• Caron Carlson, "Bipartisan Vote Blocks Patriot Act Reauthorization," eWeek.com, December 16, 2005.
• Jesse J. Holland, "Senate Rejects Extension of Patriot Act," Associated Press (Common Dreams), December 16, 2005.
• "Patriot Act renewal fails in Senate. GOP fights to save provisions before end-of-year deadline," CNN, December 16, 2005.
• "Senate rejects reauthorization of Patriot Act. Failure of vote to pre-empt filibuster is major defeat for administration," MSNBC, December 16, 2005.
• Charles Babington, "4 GOP Senators Hold Firm Against Patriot Act Renewal. More Safeguards Needed, They Say," Washington Post, December 21, 2005.
• Rick Klein, "House approves 5-week extension of Patriot Act. GOP aims to scuttle Senate compromise," Boston Globe, December 23, 2005.

2006

• Susan N. Herman, "The USA PATRIOT Act and the Submajoritarian Fourth Amendment," Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Law Review (Harvard Law School) Vol. 41 (2006), pp. 67-132.
• David Jackson, "Bush pushes for Patriot Act renewal," USA TODAY, January 3, 2006.
• Jim VandeHei, "Bush Assails Democrats Over Patriot Act. Opponents Are Blocking Law's Full Renewal for Political Reasons, President Says," Washington Post, January 4, 2006.
• Deb Reichmann, "Bush, Cheney Fight for Patriot Act Renewal," Associated Press (San Francisco Chronicle), January 4, 2006.
• Anita Ramasastry, "The National Security Letter Provision of the USA Patriot Act: Why It Ought to Be Amended during the Reauthorization Debates," FindLaw's Writ, January 9, 2006.
• Jeralyn Merritt, "Patriot Act Renewal Includes Creation of a Federal Police Force," TalkLeft, January 23, 2006.
• Paul Craig Roberts, "Unfathomed Dangers in Patriot Act Reauthorization," Antiwar.com, January 24, 2006; Human Events Online, January 26, 2006.
• Dahlia Lithwick, "Sign Here. Presidential signing statements are more than just executive branch lunacy," Slate, January 30, 2006.
• "Talent-Feinstein Combat Meth Legislation Included In Patriot Act Reauthorization Compromise. Legislation restricts cold products with meth ingredients," Office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, February 10, 2006.
• "Patriot Act Renewal Gets Green Light. House Speaker Accepts White House-Senate Compromise," Associated Press (CBS News), February 10, 2006.
• Josh Gerstein, "Patriot Act E-Mail Searches Apply to Non-Terrorists, Judges Say," New York Sun, February 28, 2006.
• Peter Grier, "How the Patriot Act came in from the cold. The addition of new civil liberties protections made the Patriot Act's final lurch toward passage possible," Christian Science Monitor, March 3, 2006.
• John Nichols, "Ten Against Patriot Act Reauthorization," The Nation, March 3, 2006.
• Maura Reynolds, "Patriot Act wins Senate OK despite misgivings," Los Angeles Times (The Seattle Times), March 3, 2006.
• "House approves Patriot Act renewal. Approval sends measure to Bush's desk before expiration," CNN, March 7, 2006.
• Marie Leone, "Under Patriot Act, Feds Could Bug Boards. The new amendments will enable prosecutors to use electronic surveillance of executives suspected to be involved in such misdeeds as price fixing and bid rigging. Intellectual property could also be at risk," CFO.com, March 8, 2006.
• "Bush Signs Patriot Act Renewal. Renewal Comes A Day Before Expiration; Ends Months Of Debate," Associated Press/CBS News, March 9, 2006.
• Michael Hampton, "Bush signs Unpatriotic Act reauthorization," Homeland Stupidity, March 9, 2006.
• David Cole, "Patriot Act Post-Mortem," The Nation, March 16, 2006 (April 3, 2006 issue).
• dccornwall, "President aims to nullify new USAPA reporting requirements via signing statement," Free Government Information, March 17, 2006.
• "President Signs PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Bill Lacking Civil Liberties Protections," Center for Democracy & Technology, March 17, 2006.
• James Bovard, "The Patriot Act and Attention Deficit Democracy," LewRockwell.com, March 23, 2006.
• Charlie Savage, "Bush shuns Patriot Act requirement. In addendum to law, he says oversight rules are not binding," Boston Globe, March 24, 2006.
• Paul, "Bush: Patriot Act’s reporting requirements not binding on Executive Branch," Right Side of the Rainbow, March 24, 2006.
• News Release: "Bush's Signing Statements: Suppressing the Power of Congress?" Institute for Public Accuracy, March 27, 2006.
• "Harman and Conyers Demand Administration Rescind Patriot Act 'Signing Statement'," California Chronicle, March 28, 2006.
• Ted Kahl, "DictatorshipIsEasier.us: Bush's Signing Statements & Twisting of the AUMF," Democrats.com, March 31, 2006.
• Nat Hentoff, Op-Ed: "Bush v. Constitution," Washington Times, April 3, 2006.
• Charlie Savage, "Bush challenges hundreds of laws. President cites powers of his office," Boston Globe, April 30, 2006.
• TChris, "Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Signing Statement Hearing," TalkLeft, May 3, 2006.
• Bob Egelko, "NEWS ANALYSIS: How Bush sidesteps intent of Congress. Instead of vetoing bills, he officially disregards portions with which he doesn't agree," San Francisco Chronicle, May 7, 2006.
• Stephen Pizzo, "Congressional Castration," News for Real (truthout), June 7, 2006.
• James Bovard, "Power of the Pen. The president uses signing statements to decree which laws apply to him," The American Conservative, July 17, 2006.
• Elizabeth Weiss Green, "Bar Association Task Force Urges Congress to Push for Judicial Review of Bush Signing Statements," US News & World Report (truthout), July 21, 2006.
• "American Bar Association: President Bush is 'Undermining Rule of Law' By Ignoring Laws Passed by Congress," Democracy Now!, July 26, 2006. Read the report.
• Bob Egelko, "9/11: Five Years Later Bush Continues to Wield Power," San Francisco Chronicle, September 10, 2006.
• James Bovard, "Bush’s Signing Statement Dictatorship. Bush's signing statements are building blocks for dictatorship. The longer he builds, the darker America becomes," LewRockwell.com and Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel, October 11, 2006.
• Jean-Claude Paye, "A Permanent State of Emergency," Monthly Review, November 2006.