Oakland City Council to consider opposing USA Patriot Act

Modesto Bee ^ | 12/16/02 | AP

[hoosierskypilot]

OAKLAND, Calif.(AP) - The Oakland City Council is set to take up the issue of whether to oppose the USA Patriot Act.

On Tuesday, Oakland city council members Nancy Nadel and Ignacio de la Fuente will introduce a resolution to oppose the Patriot Act on the grounds it violates individual's civil rights.

[hoosierskypilot]

Californians. Who needs them? I hear the San Jose city council is communist and the Berkeley city council is socialist. Plus, you have a neo-fascist limp wrist for governor who fully intends to run for president. Please, move to Canada.

[Saundra Duffy]

California is a scary place. Oakland is the home of Congress"woman" Barbara Lee. Figures.

[45Auto]

Since when did the Oakland City Council give a damn about "individual civil rights"? They pick and choose WHICH amendments in the Bill of Rights which they will support. Case in point: there is ONE California CCW issued to a resident of Oakland, a city of nearly a half million - The Mayor, Jerry Brown's bodyguard. Everybody else is subject to the whim of the local criminal class, which is legion in that racist city.

[blackdog]

Step #1 in opposing the Patriot Act, or any other nonsensical piece of legislation.....Send back all the cash the feds feed your largesse with. Accept the boss-man's money and you accept his rules.

[Texbob]

This action by a city is what is called pissing into the wind. It will not do anything except get them dirty.

[Blue Screen of Death]

This would upset me if this was an American city.

[Coto]

"...will introduce a resolution to oppose the Patriot Act on the grounds it violates individual's civil rights.."

Great! - That bunch just may be learning something useful !!