* "A furor erupted after Republican House Judiciary Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner shut off the microphones during a hearing on the Patriot Act Friday, accusing Democrats of raising issues unrelated to the Act such as treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, RAW STORY has learned.
The Democrats' leader in the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), called the move a "shameful attempt today to silence Democrats at hearing this morning on the impact of the Patriot Act," and demanded the Republican leadership force Sensenbrenner to apologize."
raw story
bradblog
demblogger has the video highlights
buzzflash: "GOP House Judiciary Chair Uses Pinochet Tactics to Abruptly and Unilaterally Shut Down Hearing Into Abuses of the (Un)Patriot Act, Because He Was Afraid the Truth Would Come Out. America: "IT" is Happening Here. Democracy is Being Dismantled by GOP Thugs."
blondsense: "This was one of the most biased and bizarre examples of the Republicans closing out reality that I have ever seen. This was blatantly foolish and irresponsible. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that the Republicans on this committee are interested in fixing what’s wrong with our country. They were so busy trying to ignore and hide reality that they looked like arrogant fools." http://blondesense.blogspot.com/2005/06/most-unusual-event.html
* cspan has the full video (120min) - "Click on the video under Recent Programs which says: House Hearing on Patriot Act Reauthorization"
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