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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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| Civil Rights |
Positions and Views |
| Civil Rights, a General Statement |
Reed: No Response |
| Human Rights |
Reed: No Response |
| Equal Rights Amendment |
Reed: No Response |
| Persons with Disabilities |
Reed: No Response |
| USA Patriot Act |
Reed: Reed Calls for Three Months of Debate on PATRIOT Act
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader William H. Frist outlining his support for a bi-partisan bill that would provide a three month extension of the expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act.
The PATRIOT Act, approved shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 2001, gave the nation’s law enforcement agencies increased investigative and surveillance authority to combat terrorist activities.
Reed stated, “The President and the Republican Leadership in Congress are making a false argument about the PATRIOT Act. The choice is not kill the PATRIOT Act or pass it. There is a better way that gives us the time we need to thoughtfully debate some very important constitutional and civil liberty issues involved in this bill. A 3-month extension of the PATRIOT Act gives Congress the time it needs to carefully debate important matters without being rushed by the need to adjourn for the holidays.”
Source: Candidate Website Date: 10/02/2004 |
| Property Rights vs. Civil Rights |
Reed: No Response |
| Privacy |
Reed: No Response |
| National Security Agency (NSA) Electronic Surveillance of US Citizens |
Reed: No Response |
| Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board |
Reed: No Response |
| Anti-semitism |
Reed: No Response |
| Hate-Mongering |
Reed: No Response |
| Women's Issues |
Reed: No Response |