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03-30-2005, 09:49 AM
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#1 | | Din Älskling
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somewhere inside your head. Or am I?
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| US Liberals and Conservatives unite against Patriot Act
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"Since when does being a patriot in America mean shutting your mouth?"
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03-30-2005, 10:02 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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| Some of the more (IMHO) egregious provisions of the Patriot Act automatically sunset at the end of this year.
To my mind--it's probably not worth fighting to change these prior to sunset, so long as they are not extended.
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03-30-2005, 01:44 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mary's Land
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| *ROFL*
Now that's funny. When your own party says "Okay, that's enough now" it should serve as a clue that maybe, just maybe, you're getting off-target.
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03-30-2005, 02:08 PM
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| Q: John Ashcroft made it clear that folks who questioned the Patriot Act were aiding and abetting the terrorists What do you think of that position? Do you agree with Paul Krugman of the New York Times, who said Ashcroft will go down in history as America's worst attorney-general? What about Mitchell Palmer?
A: Anyone who takes the position that Americans who stand up and fight to retain our civil liberties, including the right to privacy, and who believe that we as Americans do not need to sacrifice our liberty in order to fight terrorists, are aiding and abetting terrorists, is rendering a disservice to our Founding Fathers, and to Americans through the ages who cherish and fight for our God-given liberties.
PRCB is focusing its efforts on reforming federal laws, such as the USA Patriot Act, that have given the government too much power in the fight against terrorists. We are not engaged in leveling personal attacks against the former Attorney General or anyone else. (Read: Er, we are already going to get our butt's kicked, don't make us fess it all up!) YeeHawwww, there is a light at the end of the dark, crooked tunnel !!
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04-07-2005, 04:58 AM
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04-13-2005, 04:21 AM
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#6 | | Guardian
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CA
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| Nice to see the "Conservatives" waking up... I don't feel so out of place now 
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