[poet]

"One of the nice things the Democrats do to us is turn many into criminals (smuggling). The Democrats don't mind because the more disordered and unlawful a culture becomes, the easier to completely take it over."

Not only the democrats, the republicrats are just as guilty.
A republicrat controlled house voted overwhwlmingly for the Gestapo Law, oops, excuse me, the p.a.t.r.i.o.t. act which will make criminals of of dissenters like me in the future, however, at my age it probably won't affect me as it will the younger people.

If you haven't read it, I urge you to do so, especially Section 802 which goes on forever while the rest of the act has a four year "sunset" provision.

Under Section 802, anyone who disrupts or criticizes the gov't can be declared a terrorist. Don't believe me? Read it and judge for yourself. If you can prove that I'm wrong, I will change my mind.

[WaterDragon]

Let me know, would you, if you notice any lessening of criticism of the government as a result of the passage of the Patriot Act?