House Republicans lose a vote on extending provisions of the Patriot Act when several conservatives join Democrats in votign against the bill.
- Story in NYT.
- Story in C-Span.
Glenn Greewald sees this as an important potential alliance:
It's long been clear that the best (and perhaps only) political hope for civil liberties in the U.S. is an alliance that transcends the standard Democrat v. GOP or left v. right dichotomies. Last night's surprising (and temporary) failure of the House to extend some of the most controversial powers of the Patriot Act -- an extension jointly championed by the House GOP leadership and the Obama White House -- perfectly illustrates why this is true.
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