Please read this important post (with tips on how you can make a difference) by Thom at Philly Future on the Patriot Act and Philadelphia.

Yesterday the House voted to make provisions of what was to be temporary in the Patriot Act permenent.

Here is how local Pennsylvania representatives voted.

No matter what your views on the law, you should get educated as to what it means – for our safety yes, but more importantly in my eyes – for our freedom.