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Justice Department Proud of Patriot Act Slippery Slope
frank_adrian314159 writes "Yahoo News is reporting that the DoJ has been using its increased powers under the US PATRIOT Act to pursue common criminals. DoJ Officials have been holding seminars on how to use increased wiretap powers against (non-terrorist) money launderers and drug dealers. One example in the article is the guy running a meth lab who's now up for a life sentence for 'manufacturing chemical weapons' instead of the much shorter sentence he would have been facing under the current drug laws. Wonderful, huh? Who didn't see this coming? Of course, you're a law-abiding citizen, so you have nothing to worry about, right?" Patriot Act II will allow any Federal agent to demand records from anyone who interacts with you, with no judicial oversight whatsoever.
Well, I, for one, am certainly thankful the the strong-willed among us such as yourself, who with righteous indignation are able to make decisions for the rest of us weak, yellow-bellied tree-huggers. Thank you, sir!
Don't be a zoa (zealous overbearing ass), be happy!
Ahhh, the ACLU. Classic bogeyman of the bible thumping right winger.
I heard if you even say the word God out loud in public the ACLU will come and beat you about the head with large chrome Darwin fishes!
At least you get a vote. I live in a country that just follows the US like a lost puppy and adopts their policies blindly.
Anyway, you shouldn't be so surprised by these turn of events. The practical definition of a terrorist to the current US government is "anyone who disagrees with us".
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Nice copout pussy.
Europe will get you away from most of this. The beer is much better, and in most places the marijuana situation is better. and the conscription situation.
though for some of these it helps to be an EU citizen as they are not all harmonised and a bit of flexibility depending on what you are avoiding or trying to find helps...
Maybe they just realized that the law might spur a new generation of patriots willing to fight the government to regain those lost rights. I'm not really a hut in the woods of Montanna type of guy but I can see why people would be willing to fight a government like the one presently in power. Ashcroft is possibly the worst things to happen to America since the McCarthy hearings.
There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.
god Damn you clueless kneejerk conspiracy theorist fuckwads.
Why the fuck would I care if some jack ass who has a very dangerous methlab next door gets the jackboot in the face by the feds? I don't give a fuck HOW the feds nailed him. I don't care if they hired Gary Coleman to sneak up his arse and hide while recording enough data for the feds to Waco the low life...
Karma means nothing to me, so suck it...