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It's funny that we have to go through all this to stop bulk NSA surveillance. I mean, no permission was needed at all to start spying on people, so why is it so difficult to make them stop?
The bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Lee (R-UT), aims to kneecap key provisions of the Patriot Act, which sunset on June 1, according to reports. The bill aims to balance the need to protect the country from terrorism, while protecting its citizens from invasive breaches of their privacy.