Raw Story
Congressional leaders agreed on Thursday to extend three expiring provisions of the controversial PATRIOT Act for four years.
Sources told the Associated Press that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner agreed to call for a vote to extend the provisions before May 27, when they are set to expire, with as little debate as possible.
The legislation would extend the "roving wiretap" provision, "lone wolf" measure and "business records" provision until June 1, 2015.
The three provisions allow law enforcement authorities to conduct surveillance without identifying the person or location to be wiretapped, permits surveillance of "non-US" persons for whatever reason, and authorizes law enforcement to gain access to "any tangible thing" during investigations...[Full Article]
