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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."
Yes because lord knows only idiots vote republican and you have sigle handidly shown that all republicans are idiots and have no foresight whatso ever.
Firstly, please provide links w.r.t Gen. Clark's involvement at Waco. I have an open mind and comprehend facts fairly well. Thus far he's the candidate I would choose, but all facts are good to know.
Secondly...
Vernon Howell (he later changed his name to David Koresh because he believed he was the second Messiah) was a lunatic who believed that the world was coming to and end and that the scene set forth in "Revelations" had already begun. (Now several years later, 2/3 of the world has not been consumed by fire and/or earthquake, and so we must assume that he was wrong about this).
For people familiar with what happened at the Jonestown massacre, it appeared that for all intents and purposes, Howell (Koresh) was about to order the execution of all the women, children, and men in the compound, much as was orchestrated by the "Reverend" Jim Jones (born . The fact that the attempted break into the compound was a complete disaster and ended with the deaths of nearly everyone inside the compound does not change the fact that Howell was a fugitive who had just been involved in a firefight with government officials.
If alternative #1 is allowing Howell (Koresh) to murder everyone inside the compound in a repeat of the Jonestown massacre, and alternative #2 is a risky assault on the compound in an attempt to save the people inside, and someone I cared about was inside the building, I would choose alternative #2.
MORTAR COMBAT!
I'm just waiting for the day that Manifest Destiny creeps back into mainstream consciousness.
That we should expand and stretch the country out to the west coast? Already been done. Now, what did you really mean by "manifest destiny"?
Don't label something "offtopic" unless you know the topic well enough to tell what's on topic.
Excuse me, you moron, but we gay people are trying to gain rights that straights have had forever. It has nothing to do with promoting any sort of agenda, it is a human rights issue. If that is extreme, than I'm living in the wrong country - although I've been feeling that for a while. Unfortunately, evil freaks like you seem to be on the rise here.