Posted on 10/27/2001 9:33:56 AM PDT by freedomnews
H.R.3162
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
Frankly, only a fool would trust the federal government with power over any right. The duty of the federal government is to enforce our rights, and to take none of them away.
The government can, however, violate the rights of non-citizens in any manner it pleases, since non-citizens have no rights under our constitution. And until the government expels all foreign nationals and secures our borders, and repeals all law that infringe the rights of citizens, it deserves no respect.
Thank God I am not in charge, I do not have privileged information, so my guess is as good as yours.
Based on what I know, I would start with the obvious, first I would close the borders for 90 days. I would revoke all visas, except those issued for humanitarian aid or political refuge. Once the Clinton legacy was cleaned up I would be better able to see what should next be done. I would not sell out the American public with unconstitutional anti-terrorist laws to appease the left wing. I would not curtail American liberty to cover for past administration mistakes. If I was President Bush I not jeopardize my reelection by squashing innocent citizens freedoms.
Your pseudonym is a pathetic insult to Ronald Reagan. It's obvious that you've never even read the Constitution otherwise you could not make such an assinine statement.
Article IV.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
I guess you must've missed this part.
---max
Exactly! The "assault weapons" ban is supposed to sunset soon. What are the chances of that happening? We can't have those nutty freedom-loving right-wingers putting dreaded bayonets on their evil black rifles.
With all due respect, that is the most naive statement ever uttered. Our law is meant to protect us from "IF" situations. I'm sorry....If you are not hiding Jews, then you would let us search your house. "IF" you have no white sheets hanging in your closet, you will let us search your house. "IF" you have no secrets, we can tap your phone.
When the government is allowed to operate on the "if" point of view, the burden falls to you to prove you are innocent. i.e.
I have nothing to hide
Prove it
Our borders and immigration policies have become a national digrace and now complete national security nightmare. If they are serious, why haven't they ended this "immigration free for all"?
Now that is a JOKE!!! Do you honestly believe any of these provisions will sunset once in place? Oh, no of course not. Sometime in the next 4 years, when no one is paying attention, there will be a rider attached to some bill at some time stating that all provisions are in place permanently.
I guess it's time to bring out the ol' magic markers again and start striking off parts of the Constitution. But this time the fourth amendment to the Constitution is gone. Does that not strike a little fear into any of you 'safety first, we're scared' statists? Does anyone remember anything about the Founders of this nation except little catch phrases, that when misread under a full moon on every third Thursday, support a poster's points for one EMPIRE? My ancestors did at one time, God bless them, and they were the last to fight for the Constitution, yes for the Constitution and for what it meant. But the statists, the biggest god awful bunch of one Union, strong federal government bottom dwellers have brought this upon your heads and ours to boot. We might as well just tear the Constitution up right now and replace it with the Pledge of Allegiance (written by a socialist preacher) and whatever else we would be expected to recite. Than we would be the sheep the Founders never wanted us to become.
Thanks a lot
Maybe they're too busy surfing right-wing "hate" sites like Freerepublic.
; )
If we can't find a way to deal with crime without violating people's rights, then the whole damned American experiment is over. Apparently you failed to learn that rights are what this country was founded to protect. Rushing to discard them in a time of crisis while chasing the illusion of security is exactly the tactic that tyrants the world over have used to subjugate their citizens. Think about it.
The endangered species was written specifically to protect the national symbol, the Bald Eagle. That piece of legislation has been sunsetted for years, but every year congress reauthorizes it by funding it in the budget. Neither party is willing to surrender the control they have over private property owners by allowing that piece of corruption to retire.
With all due respect, you are wrong. I am prepared to make the ulitmate sacrifice for what I consider important. The preservation of freedom for my children and grandchildren. It is the same sacrifice our founding fathers made.
Questioning acts of government which threatens those freedoms are what made this country.
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