It's back: key so-called "Patriot Act" provisions set to expire

From Thursday's NYT:

Patriot Act Excesses
Editorial
Thurs, 8 Oct 2009
Three high-profile provisions of the USA Patriot Act are about to expire. That should be a chance for Congress to give serious consideration to curtailing some of the excessive powers it granted to the executive branch during the Bush years — without enough consideration in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and later.

Instead, Congress is headed toward renewing the provisions — including expanded authority to search financial records, conduct roving wiretaps and track “lone wolf” terrorist suspects — without adequate oversight or safeguards or touching other problematic areas of the new surveillance and intelligence framework.
[emphasis added]

What with Public Option NOW!, Afghanistan, Iraq (yeah, we're still there, too!), DADT, the latest economic GOOD news (only half-a-million jobs shed in September)... well, it's hard to keep up with W's full legacy.

I started this blog in part as a reaction to the so-called "Patriot" Act.
Seems it's time to start paying attention to basic Constitutional stuff again! - I'll go on a letter-writing spree tomorrow.

Me? I'm for taking wishful Republicans's advice (... you know, when they re-take the Congress): repeal, repeal, repeal!

Forget about renewing the expiring provisions.
Repeal the whole so-called "Patriot" Act today!
... it was and is an ill-considered, knee-jerk reaction based solely on fear.
The Constitution has done us well for 220+ years.
Let's return to our principles.

Renew? NO! Repeal? YES!!!