It’s good to see that the general public as well as the Senate are starting to wake-up and undo some of the atriocities which have happened in the past 5 years under the current administration’s watch.
The Senate needed 60 votes to override a filibuster and end debate, which is called “invoking cloture.” Cloture would have brought the Patriot Act to a final vote, allowing the Senate to renew it by a simple majority.
But only 52 senators voted to cut off debate; 47 voted against cloture.
The move lays the groundwork for a high-stakes showdown.
In related news, Bush ranks as the worst president of the last 10 presidents according to a recent survey.
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