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28 October
7:14 pm

When president Bush proposed huge surveillance powers under the Patriot Act, I stood up and demanded changes for constitutional rights and won.

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John E. Sununu, at New Hampshire U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WMUR)

7:14 pm
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Why we checked itClaims he successfully demanded and won changes to the Patriot Act on constitutional grounds — verifiable against legislative history.
What we foundMultiple independent sources confirm that John Sununu led or participated in a bipartisan Senate filibuster against the Patriot Act reauthorization in 2005, demanded civil liberties changes, and reached a compromise with the White House that produced several specific modifications, including judicial review of gag orders and library protections.
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