Carafano: Exclusive: Ignoring the National Security Crisis at Our Doorstep

Exclusive: Ignoring the National Security Crisis at Our Doorstep James Carafano, PhD, Presidential Policy: Does It Make the Grade? The biggest national security news last week barely made the news at all. It is troubling to watch Congress continue to play politics with the reauthorization of key counterterrorism tools in the Patriot Act (like the ability to tract terrorists as they jump from cell phone to cell phone) and basically see the White House stand on the sidelines. By law, these tools would "sunset" at the end of the year unless reauthorized by Congress. Obviously, these authorities are needed, but Congress has dithered and the White House has done little to pressure the legislators to act.