Ohiocore

So there were enough (truly) conservative Republicans and Democrats in the House willing to work together and roll back one of the more controversial aspects of the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act. In fact, the votes were cast to that effect. What can go wrong at that point? Dallas Morning News reports: "The amendment appeared on its way to victory as the roll call's normal 15-minute time limit expired, but Republican leaders kept the vote open for about 20 more minutes as they persuaded about 10 Republicans who initially supported the provision to change their votes. "

Nice. Wonder about the specifics of the intimidation employed....