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Congress to Revisit the Patriot Act
BlakeCaldwell writes "CNet is reporting that both the House and Senate are planning to review the 16 portions of the Patriot Act that are set to expire at the end of the year, several dealing with computer and Internet surveillance. They're trying to avoid the criticism they received after rushing this bill through in 2001 by holding hearings to review the bill's worth. FTA: 'One hearing disclosed police invoked the Patriot Act 108 times in a 22-month period when surreptitiously entering and searching a home or office without notifying the owner.'"
"CNet is reporting that both the House and Senate are planning to review the 16 portions of the Patriot Act that are set to expire at the end of the year"
How can they review something they didn't even read in the first place!?
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A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
review Audio pronunciation of "review" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-vy)
v. reviewed, reviewing, reviews
v. tr.
1. To look over, study, or examine again.
2. To consider retrospectively; look back on.
3. To examine with an eye to criticism or correction: reviewed the research findings.
4. To write or give a critical report on (a new work or performance, for example).
5. Law. To reexamine (an action or determination) judicially, especially in a higher court, in order to correct possible errors.
6. To subject to a formal inspection, especially a military inspection.
Just getting removed so they can make room for even more civil liberties to get crushed. New Section 220: No Pants New Section 223: You know that thing about freedom, yeah, no more of that garbage. New Section 225: No pants, really, I mean it.
Section 226 -- Makes it unlawful to speak of the PATRIOT Act
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Why, does the Patriot Act mention God or something?
What they ought to do is get rid of the Patriot Act completely, but hide the exact same language in a bill on, say, the sale of lettuce. Then, they can keep doing all this invasive stuff without people talking about it nonstop.
Most people don't get past a knee jerk reaction and bother to look at what is really in Patriot beyond the FUD.
Are you talking about the senators here?
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Sweet! Pants are tools of the bourgeois! Cast off thy bonds of oppression and run free!
I didn't include my buddies name because I haven't been able to ask him if he'd be alright with it. He only gets access to email every couple of weeks.)
In other words, you made it up.
Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel...
Oh, I'm pretty sure the prefix on 'debone' is needed to differentiate the word from 'bone'. I can 'bone' something...you got a sister so I can demonstrate?
HA! I just wasted some of your bandwidth with a frivolous sig!
I mean COME ON!!!! Why are you so pro-terrorist?!!!
If you mod me down, I shall become less powerful than you could possibly imagine.
Ahh Yes, the American Civil Liberals Union.
I somehow keep getting unsolicited memership notifications from them. No wonder they have so many members... They sign everyone up themselves.
Abstract:
This article was the last straw for me. I've just been seeing more and more infuriating political articles that I wish I could take action against. So my idea is that for every article on a subject worth protesting, a reader makes a post with a special designated subject line such as "WAYS YOU CAN HELP". Then he/she lists the various ways you can take action to actually protest the thing. I propose we order the ways of taking action by how much you have to care about the issue to take the action. I have an example for this article at the end of this post.
Proposed Solution:
The basics are presented in the abstract, but some more details are that people comment on this post and reccomend additions, and corrections. Finally when everyone has had their say, someone compiles the official "take action" document and posts it on a permanment webpage as the start of a wiki for the issue.
Example for this article:
Subject line: "WAYS YOU CAN HELP"
Comment:
How you can help based on how much you care:
1. The fate of the world depends on fixing this:
Start a website and non-profit devoted to fixing this issue. Collect donations and hire lobbyists to buy a fix.
2. I worry about this issue all day!
Option A. Pay a visit to the relevant lawmaker.
Option B. Plan a protest.
Option C. Start a petition (but make sure it's the kind that matters)
3. This is a big problem:
Call the relevant lawmaker, explain your concerns.
4. This is a medium problem:
Write a handwritten letter to your lawmaker (email s and faxes don't work!)
5. This is a minor problem:
Donate money
6. I think I care but I don't really:
Complain about it on Slashdot and don't do anything.
Whoever the hell this Madisen character he is, he's just aiding the terrorists by saying things like that. We should ship him off to Guantanamo.
Do you or your buddy mind if we quote him elsewhere? That he's a man on the spot makes his words all that much more meaningful.
~REZ~ #43301. Who'd fake being me anyway?
Redundant law is a bad thing.
It's not redundant. It's a dupe.
it should be obvious that we'll have to give up a few civil liberties in the interest of safety. When the threat of terrorism is gone, and we're back at 'green', then sure, we can get our freedoms back.
Until then, well, this is a different world, after all.
I'm sure the Departement of Homeland Security wil let us know when it's safe to be free again.
Until then, we should all keep our mouths shut and thank our DHS overlords for doing so much to keep our beloved Democracy Free! Er, um, Free once the Evildoers are caught and brough to Justice! Well, not exactly Justice, but a secret military tribunal.
THEN we'll have Freedom!!!
Yeah, I'm really panicking at the thought of great squadrons of Piper Cubs obliterating American cities. This incident has scared me straight.
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It's amazing how much the Senators from the Great State of Wisconsin are shaping our domestic policy. On the one hand, you have Sensenbrenner with his RealID Act, and on the other you have Feingold voting against the Patiot Act.
And WI almost decided the outcome of the Presidential election.
It's almost as if our country is controlled by dairy.
*shudder*
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