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Parts of the Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by samzenpus on from the if-you-have-nothing-to-hide dept.

BlueBlade writes "According to this CBS story, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause."

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  1. Ron Paul slam analysis by StupidKatz · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Copulating nincompoops for Ron Paul!

            * Opposes federal funding for stem cell research

    I.e., not a ban, just no money. Since Ron Paul also would like to abolish the IRS, this makes sense, no?

            * Pro-tax cuts, nearly all of which go to the rich

    Pro-no-IRS. How much would a 100% tax cut affect the poor?

            * Anti-U.N.

    From a pragmatic standpoint, the US pays for what percentage of the UN budget and gets how much say in return?

            * Favors cutting gas taxes (go figure)

    Favors cutting all taxes.

            * Against corporate accountability

    You're going to have to expound upon that one.

            * Glorifies Ronald Reagan

    No comment.

            * Supports corporate efforts to ship US jobs to China

    Is this a slam on the free market? If not, more details needed.

            * Attacks gun control and D.C. self-rule

    "D.C. self rule" trumps the Constitution, specifically Amendment #2? News to me...

            * Anti-union

    Well, we've been saying he's pretty sharp for an old guy.

            * Opposes hate crime legislation

    Supports rule of law, versus thoughtcrime.

            * Supports "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

    In other words, if not making passes at the CO, a homosexual private doesn't have much to worry about.

            * Opposes allowing same-sex partners to adopt

    Because grand societal experiments involving innocent babies backed up with the force of federal law is such a good idea...

            * Voted to allow bigoted Alabama judge to post Ten Commandments in courtroom

    Nevermind US history...

            * Co-sponsored Constitutional amendment pushing coerced prayer in public schools

    Because enforced atheism is the only true religion.

            * Opposes restoring the Pledge of Allegiance to the version without "Under God"

    What does he think about "In God We Trust"?

            * And so on and so forth.

    Sounds like the right man for the job! :)