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Gun Rights Make Strange Bedfellows in Patriot Act Debate

Some portions of the Patriot Act are scheduled to expire at midnight tonight, and Majority Leader Harry Reid told the Senate it’s time for a vote to renew them. But Indiana’s freshman Republican Rand Paul refused to allow a vote because he opposes possible invasions of privacy and gun rights if special courts issue secret warrants.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Some portions of the Patriot Act are scheduled to expire at midnight tonight, and Majority Leader Harry Reid told the Senate it’s time for a vote to renew them. But Indiana’s freshman Republican Rand Paul refused to allow a vote because he opposes possible invasions of privacy and gun rights if special courts issue secret warrants.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Spencer Ackerman

    Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of “Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump”

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