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In my opinion, the Republicans and the Republican candidates for president are making a colossal mistake by not rising to stoutly defend the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, the document torpedoed by the Patriot Act. Either they stand up for the Constitution, or they should take a hike.

The Orwellian named Patriot Act was so repugnant that sunset provisions had to be attached. Americans don’t like being spied on by their government who view all citizens as suspects now. That was the intended upshot of the Patriot Act which, according to FBI, hasn’t resulted in even one terrorist captured. Fourteen years of the Act and not one. Americans are citizen not suspects! They don’t like all their private correspondences, internet activity, financial transactions, and every private thing monitored, scooped up and saved by Big Brother to use one way or the other.

“The FBI tripled its use of bulk collection under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which allows government agents to compel businesses to turn over records and documents, and increasingly scooped up records of Americans who had no ties to official terrorism investigations.”

A federal court panel ruled Section 215 of the Patriot Act illegal, and McConnell, and senate Republicans would vote to extend Section 215?

Meanwhile, Obama loves the Patriot Act. He’s in his glory spying on everyomne he doesn’t like and blackmailing them. That’s why he signed two extensions of it without any changes to it.

Seize the day, Republicans. Stand up for the Fourth Amendment and against Big Brother. Millions of voters will be repelled if you don’t.