And this is a surprise how?

Former Kulongoski fundraiser and Clinton appointee to the Federal bench Ann Aiken declared unconstitutional two portions of the USA PATRIOT Act that deal with the government’s power to conduct certain surveillance without first obtaining a warrant.

Funny, I thought it was the big, bad, evil Republicans who were supposed to be the ones who appointed their activist cronies to the bench in exchange for campaign cash.

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Oregon judge knocks down part of Patriot Act