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Congress Expands FBI Powers
Dave writes "Well, since the Patriot Act II never got off the ground, looks like Congress has done the Justice Department a favor, according to Wired News, and added in some of the most controversial provisions into a non-descript intelligence spending bill. Now the FBI can subpoena information about you from practically any business or organization - without approval or permission from a judge, and with a gag order on the targeted organization. These spending bills are generally considered confidential and usually are not subject to public debate, so despite the far-reaching implications of these new powers, it's not being publicized like the Patriot Act was. Time to get out my patriotic hat and pin before it's too late."
i for one welcome our new police-state overlords.
I figured the fourth reich would rise eventually. Didn't expect it to be the US though.
Whelp, I'm ready when you are!
Your's Truly,
A Slippery Slope
How's the weather in Canada?
Yeah. Great. My open response to Congress can be found at www.wtf.com
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According to the latest ruleset, this post should be modded as Vorpal Flamebait +5.
I feel safer from terrorists already!
Uh-oh. I hope the FBI doesn't see I made this post with the word "terrorists" in it and IJ*&^Tu
The United States Goverment Has just issued a statement denying rumors of a war waged with Iraq some months ago. According to the statement "We were never at war with Iraq. We have alway been great allies with Iraq.".
Too late? I'm afraid I have to tell you that it's a few years too late. Ashcroft has already subpoenaed your purchase records, and already knows that you don't have that there patriotic hat and pin, now, when it really counts.
Sorry, bub, but you're screwed.
Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachtani?
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I'm SOO happy I don't live in the USA but in a democratic western country (thats sweden)..
If this goes on residents from USA soon going to move to china for the freedoom instead of the other way around..
I hope they spy on you and figure out why you're so worried about them spying on you.
good riddance to dissenters.
on with the parade!
Terrorist gun Waco Ruby Ridge Patriot Act Federal Reserve FBI CIA Osama bin Laden Saddam Hussein Echelon Carnivore
:P
Now, imagine that each time this entry crosses the Internet, government keyword parsers are triggered and the entire TCP session gets flagged for later review.
Reload often for maximum government annoyance!
I claim first use of "Error No. 0B" - or "No. 0B error." It'll be the new ID 10T!
Here's an idea...don't do anything suspicious. The majority of the US citizenship go their whole lives without ever becoming a concern for the FBI because they're simply straight-shooting, average Joes working hard to make a decent, moral living. The government's purpose is to protect you, not to spy on boring people. YOU'RE NOT THAT IMPORTANT.
When the 1st Amendment no longer protects your voice.
And when the 4th Amendment no longer protects your privacy or your suff.
Thank God we have the 2nd Amendment to tell our elected representatives that enough is enough.
It's time to put "... from my cold, dead hands" back where it belongs.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
v) If all else fails, vote with your feet. Canada is close by.
As a Canuck speaking: "EX-cellent..."
CB
free ipod and free gmail!
Seems a bit all encompassing to me. I think I sold lemonade at a "financial institution" on my street corner when I was six.
We've since gotten rid of all of our records of transactions. I hope the FBI doesn't come looking for any of them.
> When they came for the socialists, I was silent, because I was not a socialist;
> When they came for the trade unionists, I did not protest, because I was not a trade unionist;
> When they came for the Jews, I did not protest, because I was not a Jew;
> When they came for me, there was no one left to protest on my behalf."
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>Martin Niemoeller (1892-1984) In reference to the Nazi governments policy towards 'dissidents'
Now if only they'd come for the trite and the histrionic :-)
At the very least, they could pass out free lube.
You want to revolt, then grow a spine and do it. Stop yapping and act already.
Each television season gets increasingly boring, so we could do with a good high farce or slapstick comedy, even if its on the news.
Oh, and I already own lots and lots of guns, so watch your back for the counter-revolutionary terror, Sparky. ;-)
--- Ban humanity.
I think you're missing the point. The problem isn't communists, socialists, trade unionists, or Jews. They're only after the terrorists! Duh. No need to worry guys, the FBI are the good guys. It's those evil arab muslims who we need to keep an eye out for. ;-)
Too late, Diebold has already programmed their voting machines.
I don't know why you're all complaining. If you are a loyal, true blue American, you got nothing to fear. Unless, like in WWI you were of recent German extraction. Or in WWII if you were Japanese in origin. Or if anybody thought you were a communist in the 50s. Or if you protested for civil rights. Or if you're a muslim today. Other than that there's nothing to worry about. It isn't like they don't have our best interests at heart, I mean, to the extent that *their* best interests match ours.
"If voting really changed anything, they would have made it illegal by now"
Here's a glossary for you:
Freedom: lax regulation of private enterprise
Democracy: friendliness to the US government and US-based businesses