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EFF's Cindy Cohn Talks About Patriot Act II

Posted by michael on from the coming-this-summer-to-a-theater-near-you dept.

digidave writes "Techfocus.org has an interview with EFF's Legal Director Cindy Cohn, where she talks about the Domestic Security Enhancement Act, or 'Patriot Act II'. She talks about what the act is, how it might infringe on your freedoms, where it does right and how ordinary people can make a difference."

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  1. New Joke in Washington D.C. by I-R-Baboon · · Score: 0, Troll

    It starts off "We the People..."

    *submits blood sample to post
    *submits semen sample to post
    *submits hair folicles to post
    *submits retnal scan to post
    *submits facial scan to post
    *submits fingerprints to post
    *adjusts listening device in dental filling
    *salutes Das Fuhrer Ashcroft

    Dutifully recites new Pledge of Allegiance:
    "In order to protect your safety and liberty we must make you unsafe from your own government and remove as much of your freedom as we see fit. But this does not mean the terrorists and evil-doers have won. SIG HEIL!"

    Mod it down, but you need to ask yourself: Do you or have you ever been affiliated with the Communist party?

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    -1 Overrated (Too many big words for me to comprehend)