On UP with Chris Hayes on Sunday, the host and his group of panelists discussed the fact that the 112th Congress seemed to succeed in passing legislation mostly when it came to national security issues. “How disturbing is it that the success of the 112th Congress is to pass legislation that essentially criminalizes elements of democracy? Like the place where a Democrat and a Republican comes together is in the erosion of civil liberties such that you’re literally turning back enshrined elements of American history, and that that is how we define success,” said Ether Armah of WBAI.org. Chris Hayes noted that there was one week where partisan arguments over the fiscal cliff and Sandy relief funds took place, “And then it was like, oh yeah, by the way, the FISA extension just sailed through. The FISA extension! The FISA extension was the thing!” Read more http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/...succeeded-most-at-erosion-of-civil-liberties/
