The “Freedom” Act Passes Senate Without Amendments – Heads to Obama to Sign into Law

Posted on June 2, 2015 by willyloman

(All it took was a day’s worth of bomb threats made against commercial planes to get this one passed in the senate. 5 threats in all called  in today according to Obama’s government)

“The TSA Operations Center in Washington, DC had received a phone threat stating that there was an explosive device on the plane,” said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Joe Sullivan. “Out of an abundance of caution” the airport declared a bomb threat and moved the plane to a remote area.” Zero Hedge

from the Huffington Post

… In a 67-32 vote — called earlier than expected — the upper chamber agreed to pass the USA Freedom Act, effectively ending the two-day lapse in the NSA’s programs. The act re-establishes modified versions of the expired Patriot Act provisions.

Attempts by NSA defenders to weaken the reforms in the USA Freedom Act fell short in the Senate, where the debate over the legislation has led to weeks of political turmoil. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr (R-N.C.) put forth a handful of amendments that would have watered down the changes to the Patriot Act provisions. However, those measures failed to pass, largely due to concern that the House, which passed an unamended bill earlier this month by a vote of 338-88, would refuse to approve an amended act.

The clean USA Freedom Act is now on its way to the Oval Office. President Barack Obama has indicated he plans to sign it.

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