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ACLU Campaign Challenges Patriot Act

Posted by michael on from the celebrate-the-mailed-fist dept.

Nept sent in a pointer to this story about the ACLU starting a media campaign challenging the PATRIOT Act. Good to hear.

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  1. Favourite quote by Darth+Coder · · Score: 0, Funny

    Attorney General John Ashcroft said he welcomes the debate.

    Yeah, right!

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    The ability to monopolize a planet is insignificant next to the power of the source.
  2. Re:They've been busy. by AntiNorm · · Score: 5, Funny

    The "depend the Constitution" ad campaign mentioned is $3.5M large

    Do you mean defend the Constitution, or do you really mean depend the Constitution (i.e. use the Constitution as a pair of Depends, which some would argue the government has been doing lately)?

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    I pledge allegiance to the flag...
    of the Corporate States of America...
  3. Re:More of the same from the ACLU by BCoates · · Score: 5, Funny

    Listen, just because they call themselves "the American Civil Liberties Union" does not mean they defend all civil liberties, mostly just the politically correct ones. When is the last time you saw the ACLU take a pro-second amendment stance? Whether or not you believe in it yourself, you have to admit their name should be "Selective Civil Liberties Union" at most.

    Old joke:

    Q: how does the ACLU count to 10?

    A: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

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    Benjamin Coates

  4. my pediction; by jericho4.0 · · Score: 2, Funny
    this is totally off-topic, but then again, politics is a bit OT for /.

    My prediction; every post above will wind up with an average of;+7, interesting, -9 troll, -7 Flamebait, -6 Off-topic, +5 imformative.

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    "A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing" - Alan Perlis
  5. Obligatory onion reference by Nathdot · · Score: 5, Funny

    And here's the ACLU article on the onion:

    ACLU Defends Nazis' Right To Burn Down ACLU Headquarters

  6. Re:The ACLU Sucks! by nmg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Funny you should cite China. Isn't communism all about everyone beyong equal (or we'll kill you)?