Posted on 06/12/2013 6:29:52 PM PDT by VitacoreVision
Ashcroft did not like it, did want to sign it.
They went to his hospital bed and “forced” him to sign.
There was more than one heated argument at family gatherings back when USAPATRIOT was passed and we were going headstrong into some god-damned desert to fight with some goat boffers...
rodamala the conservative duking it out with conservative uncles... but eventually everyone admitted I was right about Iraq... and here... they see the light about the U.S.A.P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act.
I hope everyone sees that someone like Rand Paul better get a nomination to the G.O.P. presidential ticket soon. Dole... fail. McStain... fail. Romney.... fail. Christie? Rubio? Are you nuts?
I nominate LTC West and Rand Paul. That ticket will WIN.
“I thought we weren’t supposed to discuss how Bush set the stage for 0 to put the final touches on tyranny in America. The operative excuse is that GWB ‘never dreamed’ the Patriot Act, creation of DHS, Federalizing the TSA workers, and others, would be abused by a future rogue administrations.”
*AMEN*
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