Posted on 12/13/2006 6:34:46 AM PST by Zakeet
WASHINGTON - The incoming Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee promised on Wednesday to combat what he denounced as President George W. Bush's war-time trampling of American rights.
"We have a duty to repair real damage done to our system of government over the last few years," Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said in outlining his panel's agenda for the 110th, Democratic-led Congress, which is set to convene on January 4.
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"We are way overdue in catching up to the erosion of privacy," Leahy said. "This will be one of our highest priorities."
Leahy said he also would press for accountability "over the use and abuse of billions of taxpayers' dollars, sent as development aid to Iraq." "Americans' privacy is a price the Bush administration is willing to pay for the cavalier way it is spawning new databanks. But privacy rights belong to the people, not to the government," Leahy said.
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Leahy is an excellent example of what is wrong with this country.
If an extra ten minutes means I'm not going to get blown up while flying, then so be it. I'm not inconvienienced because of that, although John Kerry, Hillary x2 Clintons, and Muhammad with the ticking turban might be.
... And Rosie O'Donnell promises to guard the donuts.
Isn't this the party that wanted insta-check data retained so that honest Americans could be investigated for exercising their Second Amendment rights?
But I guess we don't want to infringe the privacy rights of terrorists intent on killing the infidel.
Hey, Hey!!!! Keep this nitwit away from my Krispy cholesterol laden treat.
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