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Powering Down the Patriot Act
motherjones.com — In the wake of another damaging report detailing the bureau's abuse of its data-gathering power, Congress is seeking to limit the use of national security letters.
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- AustinMandi, on 04/30/2008, -2/+17Ron Paul already introduced a bill named American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007 to these ends but much more comprehensive. Our overlords promptly stuffed it away in a committee to die. The only reason Congress is choosing to bring this up now is to pay lip service to their Dem base in an election year. Total sham.
- stienster, on 04/30/2008, -3/+2Fed up with this evil administration? Sign and share this petition
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/stop-the-madness - laudyms, on 05/01/2008, -0/+9Bush characterized the Constitution as waste paper, so if we want any hope of saving it we have to stand up now!
- zephyr42, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1Well technically it is a waste of paper because hemp is against the law... which is unconstitutional... which doesn't seem right...
- Lixie, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2The Patriot Act really has been superseded by a recent Supreme Court ruling though. It's now legal for cops to use evidence against you that was obtained by an illegal arrest, search and seizure. So really, whether it's legal for the government to wiretap, arrest, or kidnap (rendition) you is almost irrelevant, because there's little penalty for doing so and they can still obtain and use all the evidence gathered illegally.
- Dragular, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1What was that case? I've heard reference to it but every time I try to google it I just get more blogs that for some reason refuse to cite anything.
- Lixie, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24277803/
- Dragular, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1What was that case? I've heard reference to it but every time I try to google it I just get more blogs that for some reason refuse to cite anything.
- Schatz1, on 05/02/2008, -0/+0New World Order. Look on the back of your dollar bill. Novus Ordo Seclorum.
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