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Senate Passes 4-Year Re-Up of Patriot Act Provisions
Bloomberg News reports that, as expected, today "[t]he US Senate approved a four-year extension of provisions in the USA Patriot Act allowing law enforcement to track suspected terrorists with roving wiretaps. ... The measure goes to the House for final passage before being sent to President Barack Obama for his signature. The surveillance powers would be extended until June 1, 2015." The story mentions that the Patriot Act powers this approval includes would extend "to so-called 'lone wolf' suspects who aren't affiliated with any terrorist group."
The fact that the Republican Party gets any support at all these days is an excellent indicator of just how bad the situation has become.
Good thing we have Europe to bail us out, right? Also, I didnt get the memo about how we lost in Iraq (though Saddam was dead, dontcha kno), or in Afghanistan.
Education is frowned upon in many areas of the United States.
Which areas?
Combined with religion, this becomes a very dangerous mix.
Yes, those terrible Catholic private schools and those awful awful homeschoolers, what with their above average test scores and whatnot...
The fact that the Republican Party gets any support at all these days is an excellent indicator of just how bad the situation has become.
Youd almost think that those retarded Republicans thought the founding principle of the country was a small, limited federal government, or something...
Many Americans live in conditions that are worse than those of even the shittiest third-world nations.
Ah, bless your heart, you werent serious, youre just a troll.