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Congress to Make PATRIOT Act Permanent

Posted by michael on from the permanent-war dept.

955301 writes "As if it was unexpected, the New York Times (free reg...) has an article on attempts by our Congressional Republicans to eliminate the expiration of the Patriot Act. Everyone may thank Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah for getting this 9/11 snowball rolling, and the general population for our current leadership." There's another story in the SF Chronicle.

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  1. Re:Q: What's the difference between Hitler and Bus by Gumshoe · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Fuck off you troll. If you hate bush so much, leave, we don't need morons like you in our country.


    If you don't like hearing a dissenting opinion, why don't you go live in a country that doesn't allow one? You freepers make me laugh.
  2. Give me a break Slashdot! by Reverend+Raven · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This whole thread is nothing more than a mindless, left-wing sponsored bash of President Bush, his administration, and Republicans in general. Not one argument has been presented on WHY the Patriot Act shouldn't be extended. You take this and other websites to push your agenda which this country DOES NOT agree with and HAS rejected time and time again.

    American will no longer allow those who consider themselves to be more intelligent than the average BLUE COLLAR citizen to sit back and badmouth us. The BLAME AMERICA FIRST camp is loosing steam. The average citizens are NOT tollerating these anti-American stances.

    You complained when we secured our country. We haven't had a terrorist attack since 9/11. A testiment to how the system we have put in place WORKS. It has secured and will continue to safeguard this country and our people, while you whine, uninformed, about matters that effect all of us.

    You are the same people who take to the streets to protest our war in Iraq. We have just freed a nation of people who were inslaved to a brutal, evil dictator. Would you care to tell the overjoyed, newly freed Iraqi citizens who are throwing roses at our troops that we have no business there?

    This nation is doing what is in the best interest for US, not the UN or the world. We have taken care of the world both economically and militarly since the 1940s, and now we have to band together and do what is necessary to make AMERICA secure for AMERICANS. And if you don't like it, SHUT THE HELL UP.

    But it is okay. While you post to the Internet and demand that the Government unsecure itself, I sit comfortable knowing that these laws and policies are preventing another 3,000 innocent CIVILIANS from being murdered. I sit comfortably knowing it's harder for someone to make L.A. into a gigantic radioactive mushroom cloud.

    So I hope people like Slashdot reader continue their level of young, uninformed nonsense. It only helps strengthen my side's cause.

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    --Reverend Raven
    Desperate days demand dire deeds.
  3. Re:My God. by DroppedPacket · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    has make me take a hard look at immigration.

    Bye. Don't let the border smack you on the ass on the way out.

    Er, you do know that there is no right to free speech in the Canada constitution, right?

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    I am not a resource! I am a free man!
  4. Woops - Wrong again! by Sliced+Bread · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What is everyone yelling about? Most ideas that come from a SF are going to be skued to far left. So, it gets the Lefties all in a tizzy. Everyone should relax. The government always does the right thing! ...

    Seriously, the people in Oakland, CA deserved it. professional protesters? shoot 'em.