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kentuck
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Fri Jun-10-05 09:43 AM
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Democrats demonstrated that they still have the ability to partake in a little civil disobedience when they feel it is necessary. When Republican Chairman Sensenbrenner called the meeting about the Patriot Act to a close - over the Democrats requesting a 'point of order'- the Democrats continued to question the witnesses for approximately ten minutes after all the Republicans had walked out. The Democrats demonstrated that they do not have to have the Republicans to hold hearings - they can hold hearings on their own if they desire. And they may have to do that if their voices continue to be stifled.
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