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To: jmc813
The PATRIOT Act needs to be cleaned up. The current bill, as amended, has all kinds of crap in it that has nothing whatsoever to do with protecting us from terrorists.

Also, they are trying to make some of it permanent, which is foolish and shortsighted. Do we want Democrats to have that kind of power to abuse someday?

15 posted on 12/21/2005 9:03:46 AM PST by B Knotts
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To: B Knotts
The current bill, as amended, has all kinds of crap in it that has nothing whatsoever to do with protecting us from terrorists.

Despite the acronym, it's been quite clear from the start that the PATRIOT Act is to be used & is meant for a variety of crime-fighting besides terrorism.

Which precisely why it's been used for drug crimes, gambling, prostitution, etc.

26 posted on 12/21/2005 9:15:27 AM PST by gdani
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To: B Knotts
Do we want Democrats to have that kind of power to abuse someday?

LOL. Ya. I feel much better with republicans being able to abuse my rights than democrats.

30 posted on 12/21/2005 9:30:31 AM PST by zeugma (Warning: Self-referential object does not reference itself.)
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To: B Knotts
Do we want Democrats to have that kind of power to abuse someday?

Hell, no! Look at all the damage the Clintons have done with only 900 errant FBI files!

184 posted on 12/21/2005 8:49:00 PM PST by Uncle Vlad
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