Homeland Security Is Too Important for Patriot Games
By Ed Feulner

When Congress passed the USA Patriot Act shortly after 9/11, it added a "sunset" provision for 16 key provisions. The idea was to make lawmakers revisit the act after a time and ensure that it was working as intended. Four years and zero domestic terrorist attacks later, we've hit that expiration date. And the verdict is in: "We need the Patriot Act," as Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) put it. So why does Congress keep delaying renewal? Enough!