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Development of the united. Joining us now on the set is susan. Day job president of the aclu. Shes the author of this book taking liberty. Susan herman, where do we stand with when it comes to patriot act today . Guest the status of the patriot act is something i think a lot of people dont understand. Because when it was enacted five weeks after 9 11, in october of 2001, congress hasnt had any hearings. They didnt get any idea what was going wrong. They had ideas about what tools to [inaudible] so the patriot act, ever since 2000 has been [inaudible] given the government all the dragnet tools ...

That you want to submit. Ber who a staff mem will be picking up those questions after each panel. We will also have a chance for members of the audience and our virtual audience to pose questions. Ate is what we are looking with our first panel, the vision, what happens when we get it right. Examine why partnerships and investments in broadband make a difference. We will have a senior officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. We are hoping to have the had of El Paso Public Library with us, but you had a family emergency. What we are excited to have clarence anthony, the executive direc...

We have a little time left, and there are several questions that are outside of the technical scope of your book, but wed love your expertise on. First is your feeling about the senates vote yesterday to change the filibuster rules. Well, whats happened now is that after many, many months and years, the senate has finally changed this part of the filibuster rule which required 60 votes to approve the president s nominations for Senior Officers in the government and some judges. Not the Supreme Court. Now itll take 51 votes, simple majority. Now, i think a lot of americans are surprised, well, ...

Thank you gentlemen. That was a great way to start. I will ask our panel number one to join me here on the odium. First of all i would like to say thank you very much to chairman wheeler and to tom for being with us. We are very honored. Were moving onto the Panel Discussion portion of our program. I want to remind everybody that this hearing is being live cast, and viewers are in courage to submit questions via twitter. We also have some cards on your chairs if you have questions that you want to submit. We have a staff member who will be picking up those questions fter each panel. We will al...

When it comes to patriot act today . Guest the status of the patriot act is something i think a lot of people dont understand. Because when it was enacted five weeks after 9 11, in october of 2001, congress hasnt had any hearings. They didnt get any idea what was going wrong. They had ideas about what tools to [inaudible] so the patriot act, ever since 2000 has been [inaudible] given the government all the dragnet tools to do surveillance and all these things. I found when george w. Bush left the white house people asiewmented the patriot act had gone away. People were telling me what does the...