[rineaux]

*** put out by Clinton, they’d probably be shouting from the rooftops about how unconstitutional it is.***

True, very true.

Much of the P/A was drafted during the Clinton Administration after the Oklahoma City bombing. His fading popularity in Congress kept it from being presented. Besides, he had other important issues (women) on his mind.

[incindiary]

Much of the P/A was drafted during the Clinton Administration after the Oklahoma City bombing. His fading popularity in Congress kept it from being presented. Besides, he had other important issues (women) on his mind.

Yep. And I know it's not a popular thing to say here, but it's not surprising to me that Clinton and Bush drafted something so similar. :-/

[logician2u]

You have a better memory than most of those anti-Paul posters here, rineaux.

I wonder how many of the newbies are aware that a sizable number of FReepers opposed the PATRIOT Act when it went through Congress without a single member having read the whole thing?

For all I know, some of them may still post here.