Resistance against the Government powers in the law terrorist monitoring combines conservative Republicans and Liberal Democrats.
Reporting from Washington-
The Congress approved a four-year extension of the expiring provisions of the Patriot Act on Thursday, overcoming mounting opposition of both parties to almost a mistake in the law to avoid terrorist surveillance.
President Obama, participation in an international summit in France, the plans made awake at 5:45 pm local time Friday are to the review, and approve the Bill, Director, that it be signed in Washington by automatic pen, before the provisions at midnight EDT expired, with only a few minutes to spare.
The Government had warned Congress that an interruption of the surveillance authority would threaten national security.
Passage came late Thursday after a protracted political battle, granted the Federal Government for several months, a sign of increased unease with powers to investigate citizens and foreigners after the terrorist attacks of September 11 durchgespielt2001.
Republicans, many of them elected with backing of the "tea party" movement and Liberal Democrats resisted attempts to extend the three expiring provisions of the Act.
Dramatization of the debate of this week, Senator Paul edge (R - KY) but Senate floor procedures, which he characterized as an unconstitutional now by the Federal Government in the internal affairs to protest.
Earlier this year thwarted unexpected opposition from a House Republican temporarily a short-term extension of the outgoing provisions, the Bill in this Chamber derailment.
Democrats similarly have against the post. 11 Governmental authorities and this week standoff risked an expiration of the provisions at midnight.
"We all want safety – no one wants to repeat, is what 9 / 11," said Paul. "But I think we need so much simplify to the debate that we simply say: we have our freedoms to give up."
Supporters said that extending the provisions would ensure without interruption in the ability of the Government to perform monitoring, who say it crucial for the ability of the intelligence services, collect proved to be the protection of the country's important information has.
By the extension of the measures by June 1, 2015, codifies lawmakers a compromise with Republican leaders, who preferred a permanent extension.
"The Patriot Act has plagued by myths and misinformation for 10 years", said Republic F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wisconsin, United States). "If these laws do not re-enable Congress before they expire, America's national security and that its citizens are the weakest in a decade."
If approved by Obama, the White House can use an "Autopen", replicate to his signature. Similar engines were made by past President, used other officials and celebrities and business officials to replicate their signatures.
Expanded by the Congress is one of the "roving wiretap" makes the federal authorities, even if they switch phones or locations to hear talks by foreign suspect the sections of the Patriot Act allows.
Another section is the access of the Government to the personal records of terrorism suspect; It often has the "library provision" called due to the wide variety of personal material that can be examined.
A third section is known as "Lone Wolf" provision because it is the Government the authority to investigate foreigners who have no known connection with terrorist groups.
Powers require an order of secret federal courts all this Government.
Senate to hold leaders an agreement allowing two amendments by Paul, tried that, to examine the authority, gun records and financial transactions, but not both advance.
The House 122 Democrats and 31 Republicans voted against 250, 153,.
Previously approved the Senate Bill 72 to 23. Four Republicans - Paul and separations Dean Heller Nevada, Mike Lee of Utah and Lisa Murkowski Alaska - appeared 18 Democrats and independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont in the opposition.
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