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House Unexpectedly Defeats Patriot Act (Freedom & Liberty Restored?)
FoxNews.com ^ | February 08, 2011 | Chad Pergram

Posted on 02/09/2011 3:09:10 AM PST by broken_arrow1

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To: broken_arrow1

The Patriot Act may have been appropriate after 9-11, with oversight by a principled administration and a limited run.

But since the Marxian Mook took over, it’s the bigger threat.


21 posted on 02/09/2011 4:51:50 AM PST by tsomer
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To: broken_arrow1

There’s a chance that Boehner and Cantor knew it would go down to defeat, and wanted that ‘surprise’ to resurrect the debate about this onerous, hideous Act.


22 posted on 02/09/2011 4:54:45 AM PST by Lazamataz (If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, then Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
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To: broken_arrow1
..sounded good under Bush only because at the time, 'We The People' were not considered "terrorists".

Glad you finally figured it out.....There were enough sheeple on FR at the time who thought Bush was awesome (and did the ridiculous Pray for President Bush threads) I was mostly praying for America. He scared me almost as much as Zero....
23 posted on 02/09/2011 4:56:07 AM PST by kroll
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To: listenhillary

“The idea that government intrusion into our private lives will prevent a terrorist act is blown to shreds when our own government refuses to secure our borders and grants travel visas to terrorist cheerleaders. Add that political correctness gone amok failed to prevent the Ft Hood shootings.”

You make an excellent point. You just cut through all the hypocricy and spin.


24 posted on 02/09/2011 5:11:00 AM PST by RoadTest (Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)
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To: broken_arrow1

You mean Congress finally woke up!!! It will never last.


25 posted on 02/09/2011 5:16:11 AM PST by A Strict Constructionist (Oligarchy...never vote for the Ivy League candidate.)
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To: Palter

“The GOP only acts conservative, when they are a minority.”

Destroying the Constitution is conservative or did I misread you?


26 posted on 02/09/2011 5:17:46 AM PST by A Strict Constructionist (Oligarchy...never vote for the Ivy League candidate.)
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To: broken_arrow1

The “patriot” act, passed under Bush, used 9/11 as an excuse to impose new restrictions on the people. Under the guise of “protecting us from terrorism” this law gave legislators what they had been wanting for a long time, but had no excuse to pass.


27 posted on 02/09/2011 5:21:29 AM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Liberalism is against human nature. Practicing liberalism is detrimental to your mental stability.)
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To: A Strict Constructionist
Protecting the Constitution? The GOP are only acting ‘conservative’ now because Obama is in charge. The GOP had no courage standing against Gov’t, except Ron Paul, when Bush was in office.
28 posted on 02/09/2011 5:21:48 AM PST by Palter (If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. ~ Mark Twain)
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To: broken_arrow1

YESSSSssssss.....there are those in my circle of friends and family that wholeheartedly supported this abomination.....


29 posted on 02/09/2011 5:23:29 AM PST by joe fonebone (The House has oversight of the Judiciary...why are the rogue judges not being impeached?)
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To: RoadTest

“The idea that government intrusion into our private lives will prevent a terrorist act “

Funny stuff...I wonder how many on the thread favor drug testing for unemployment?

THAT govt intrusion gets a lot of support from FR posters...

The fact the libtard democrats like KUCHINICH are 100% against the patriot act should tell Freepers something....

30 Terrorist Plots Foiled: How the System Worked

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/04/30-terrorist-plots-foiled-how-the-system-worked


30 posted on 02/09/2011 5:40:29 AM PST by Crim (The Obama Doctrine : A doctrine based on complete ignorance,applied with extreme incompetence..)
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To: Leftism is Mentally Deranged

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/04/30-terrorist-plots-foiled-how-the-system-worked

“Bush, used 9/11 as an excuse to impose new restrictions on the people”

Stop parroting libtard talking points.

What next?..Bush is a war criminal?


31 posted on 02/09/2011 5:43:28 AM PST by Crim (The Obama Doctrine : A doctrine based on complete ignorance,applied with extreme incompetence..)
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To: broken_arrow1

This bill will be back. The real story here might be that the new Republican leadership, like Republican leadership in the past, still doesn’t know how to use its majority status.


32 posted on 02/09/2011 5:45:09 AM PST by Will88
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To: Crim
The fact the libtard democrats like KUCHINICH are 100% against the patriot act should tell Freepers something....

It tells me that even Kuchinich is going to make sense once or twice a decade.

33 posted on 02/09/2011 5:46:20 AM PST by Notary Sojac (We have had three central banks in America's history: two of them failed and so will this one....)
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To: Crim

Should the patriot act go away ever? Or should the populace be frightened into trading their freedom for security in perpetuity?


34 posted on 02/09/2011 5:49:06 AM PST by listenhillary (20 years in Reverend Wright's church is all I need to determine the "content of his character")
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To: LibLieSlayer

I’m with you -
we needed SOME way of detecting and thwarting terrorists,
but this much power in the hands of the likes of Obama is VERY dangerous,

because you know that leftists ALWAYS re-direct the power of the state away from foreign enemies
and toward their political “enemies”.


35 posted on 02/09/2011 5:50:38 AM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my home page. Click my handle.)
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To: Crim

What of the 30 terrorist were caught using the Pat Act? Be specific.


36 posted on 02/09/2011 5:50:57 AM PST by Palter (If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. ~ Mark Twain)
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To: broken_arrow1

Does this mean that we can fly without having our junk touched?


37 posted on 02/09/2011 5:51:04 AM PST by Daveinyork
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To: Crim

No, no! Pick me! Pick me!

“Bush lied, people died!”


38 posted on 02/09/2011 5:53:02 AM PST by MrB (Tagline suspended for important announcement on my home page. Click my handle.)
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To: Palter

I am trying to understand why the GOP wants to renew this POS legislation. They are no better than the Dims.

Me, I’m glad! It really ticked me off when they passed it in the first place.


39 posted on 02/09/2011 5:53:22 AM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (DeMint/Ryan 2012!!!!!)
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To: Daveinyork
Does this mean that we can fly without having our junk touched?

No, we just get fondled with dues paying union members now. They get to look for the union label in our underwear.

40 posted on 02/09/2011 5:54:12 AM PST by listenhillary (20 years in Reverend Wright's church is all I need to determine the "content of his character")
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