House Limits Patriot Act Rules on Library Records

xerid writes "From CNN.COM: "WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House voted Wednesday to block the FBI and the Justice Department from using the Patriot Act to search library and book store records. Despite a veto threat from President Bush, lawmakers voted 238-187 to block the part of the anti-terrorism law that allows the government to investigate the reading habits of terror suspects.""

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[Just Some Guy]

#1) We take all money out of politics.

Oh, is that all? I thought you were going to ask for something difficult.

I hate to burst your bubble, but this will never (and can't) happen. Money is basically a proxy for power. Rephrased, then, you're suggest that "we take all power out of politics". You might as well take all the vacuum out of space, since that's pretty much how both are defined.

Your ideas about eliminating campaign abuse are sweetly naive, but you're a minnow playing among sharks. Know what happens if you make it illegal for anyone to buy advertising but mandate that candidates get it for free? You'll have 50 members of each party running for office: 1 to win, and 49 on the "other party's candidate eats babies" platform.

Don't ever assume that you can put a simple limit on the actions of a politician. These guys are way better at the game than you and I could ever hope to be.