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Only 17 Republicans vote against USA Patriot Act 0 Dems

The Senate voted 77-17 to advance the USA Patriot Act. This doesn’t mean final passage of the bill, but rather clearing cloture. Remember when Democrats were against the USA Patriot Act, especially when Bush was president? Now that Obama is president, they must love it. Every single Democrat voted in favor of cloture for the Patriot Act. Just 17 Republicans voted against:

Only 17 Republicans vote against USA Patriot Act
Only 17 Republicans vote against USA Patriot Act

Richard Shelby of Alabama
Jeff Sessions of Alabama
Tom Cotton of Arkansas
Marco Rubio of Florida
Mike Crapo of Idaho
Jim Risch of Idaho
Dan Coats of Indiana
Charles Grassley of Iowa
Jodi Ernst of Iowa
Jerry Moran of Kansas
Pat Roberts of Kansas
Rand Paul of Kentucky
Susan Collins of Maine
Roy Blunt of Missouri
Deb Fischer of Nebraska
John Thune of South Dakota.
John Barrasso of Wyoming

The next vote on the USA Patriot Act is set for Tuesday.