Posted on 12/16/2005 2:34:00 PM PST by anonymoussierra
When you read articles like this, insert "President Hillary" in place of "President Bush" -- and then maybe you'll understand why some of us don't want to increase the snooping authority of federal agents.
"It's going to take another, possibly even
two more, 9/11 events before the idiots in
Congress see the writing on the wall. They
still want to "negotiate with the enemy" and
use "diplomatic measures" to solve the terrorist
problem. [I paraphrase]"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loathe what the Senate has become.
ping
Ha, and you think marxist Hillary Clinton would be someone who would reduce "power in federal hands"?
She's already and many times over been firm in her resolute intentions to "take away" from citizens whatever she deems necessary, as do her fellow marxist democrats, for what they define as "the common good" -- that means, "them."
Fearing the security measures provided by the Patriot Act for abusing "power" and such misses the point. What we need to fear is terrorism and it looks like conclusively now, Democrats. And that includes the ACLU.
Thank you
How much freedom are you willing to surrender to the federal government in order to feel safe?
"In the war on terror, we cannot afford to be without these vital tools for a single moment," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. "The time for Democrats to stop standing in the way has come."
"In the war on terror, we cannot afford to be without these vital tools for a single moment," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. "The time for Democrats to stop standing in the way has come."
Why not just have certain parts of it sunset as soon as Bush's term is up?
Frist's no vote was procedural. It was done so that the issue could be brought up again later. Anybody who has been paying attention to the Senate over the last few years would know this.
So as of today, I believe the Gorelick Wall is back in existence. This is a very bad thing.
Thank you
the Patriot Act's critics got a boost from a New York Times report saying Bush authorized the National Security Agency to monitor the international phone calls and international e-mails of hundreds — perhaps thousands — of people inside the United States.""""
With APPROVAL of the 2002 Dem. controlled Senate and the Judge!!!!!!
I am glad the "Patriot Act" provisions will not be permanent. Too much unchecked power in the hands of this President would soon enough become waaay too much unchecked power in the hands of the next President -- whoever that may be. I like President Bush, but if he would simply pay attention to the border, he wouldn't need dictatorial police powers.
Ironically, isn't that the effect of what the Dems (and Republican Craig) are pushing? To make sure these enhanced powers won't be permanent? That's ok with me. I'd definitely want a new vote on these powers if and when Hillary gets into office. Unlike a lot of freepers, I realize that the reason you can't trust government with massive power is that government won't always be run by Republicans or conservatives.
Oxycontin withdrawl is a bitch.
Rules of debate in the Senate require a vote to close debate on any bill, this is called "cloture" and requires sixty votes, not a simple majority. Until Cloture is passed, the bill is still open for debate, endless yammering by senators known as a filibuster.
thank you so much...you just also answered the other questions I've had. "Cloture" and "filibuster" are terms used so very often and so often unexplained. Thanks, again.
Let me ask you .Just what freedoms have you been denied since 9/11 ? I love all this eroding away of freedon talk . I don't know ONE person who has personally had their freedom and privacy violated since 9/11.
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