Posted on 11/10/2009 5:44:44 PM PST by khnyny
Actually, in this context ’same as the old boss’ would be a comfort. To me, at least, if not the folks who made such a hullabaloo over the PATRIOT Act; I’m not worried about the government abusing its authority so much as I worry about it making an utter hash of its attempt to try to use it. But of course said ‘abuse’ was not the least common election-year theme - usually in the context of how things would change, once the Republicans weren’t running things. And usually argued by people who really should have known better.
Which is why I’m more amused than anything else about this:
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
But guess what was stripped out of the patriot act recently?
‘lone wolf terrorist’....
Can’t wait until we learn that Hasan was a poster on Daily Kos and Democratic Underground.
I wonder if the ACLU is going to complain???
The Attorney General and Solicitor General have an obligation to attempt to uphold the constitutionality of federal laws, even ones they disagree with.
Attorney General Eric Holder endorsed the Senate’s version of legislation that would extend three provisions of the Patriot Act that are slated to expire at the end of the year.
Holder wrote in a letter today to Senate Judiciary Committee members that he offers “strong support” for the USA Patriot Act Sunset Extension Act, which would reauthorize the “lone wolf,” records and “roving wiretap” powers. By contrast, a House version of the bill would not continue the “lone wolf” provision, which lets the government track targets who don’t have any discernible affiliation with terrorist or other foreign groups.
“Strong Support” This happened TODAY.
Only problem is that he intends to use it to target Patriots.
Unfortunately, and I hate to say this, but I think they’re really concerned.
Yeah, TODAY...after having taken it out, and an Islamist terror attack (another one under Obama’s watch)...
Because Obama’s a NWO globalist. Duhhh!!!!!
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