Patriot Act Author Says Obama Abused Law

Patriot Act Author Says Obama Abused Law — Attorney General Eric Holder and the Obama Administration have used the cover of the Patriot Act to collect the phone records of essentially every call made by millions of Verizon customers.

Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc) is the author of the law.

Here is what he says about what the Obama Administration has done:

“As the author of the Patriot Act, I am extremely troubled by the
FBI’s interpretation of this legislation. While I believe the Patriot
Act appropriately balanced national security concerns and civil rights, I
have always worried about potential abuses,

“The Bureau’s broad application for phone records was made under the
so-called business records provision of the Act.  I do not believe the
broadly drafted FISA order is consistent with the requirements of the
Patriot Act. Seizing phone records of millions of innocent people is
excessive and un-American.”

Patriot Act Author Says Obama Abused Law

Patriot Act Author Says Obama Abused Law

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