I want my toys back, waaaa!!!!!

[BlackAdder]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051217/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_patriot_act_6;_ylt=ArPMHc0NFojmGgnmXgUdd8UTv5 UB;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[The American Nightmare]

It's like taking candy from a baby.

Quite literally.

[Felicia Katt]

here is the Administrations current hit parade

unprecedented warrantless eavesdropping of Americans by the NSA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4538286.stm

secret CIA prisons
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/03/terror/main1095158.shtml

trying their hardest to be able to keep on torturing prisoners.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051216/pl_afp/usattackspolitics_051216194219

Supporting Rove despite his admitted role in blowing a CIA officers cover, ignoring his pledge to fire anyone shown to be responsible.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051215/wl_afp/uspoliticsbush_051215033152

publicly declaring his belief in Delay's innocence, despite his Administrations ongoing refusal to discuss Plamegate.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/16/AR2005121601817.html?nav=rss_nation

Blaming the invasion of Iraq on faulty intelligence and claiming the Congress had the same information, when they did not.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/15/AR2005121501813.html

Bush admits to30,000 dead Iraqis since 2003 invasion. Ongoing torture and killings by US supported and trained Iraqi Security Service
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-12-bush-iraq_x.htm?csp=N009

Bush estimate WAY off. number closer to 100,000
http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2005/12/16/roberts2.html

2148 dead American service people
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/national/16list.html&OP=663a184cQ2F1Q7BQ3Eo1EjQ5CY2jjQ5B_1_tt.1Q2B_1Q2B 01n!Q5BQ26jn!q1Q2B0qQ26YQ5BQ27dQ5BQ7D

Who do we really need protection from?

FK

[chefmike]

here is the Administrations current hit parade

unprecedented warrantless eavesdropping of Americans by the NSA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4538286.stm

secret CIA prisons
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/12/03/terror/main1095158.shtml

trying their hardest to be able to keep on torturing prisoners.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051216/pl_afp/usattackspolitics_051216194219

Supporting Rove despite his admitted role in blowing a CIA officers cover, ignoring his pledge to fire anyone shown to be responsible.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051215/wl_afp/uspoliticsbush_051215033152

publicly declaring his belief in Delay's innocence, despite his Administrations ongoing refusal to discuss Plamegate.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/16/AR2005121601817.html?nav=rss_nation

Blaming the invasion of Iraq on faulty intelligence and claiming the Congress had the same information, when they did not.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/15/AR2005121501813.html

Bush admits to30,000 dead Iraqis since 2003 invasion. Ongoing torture and killings by US supported and trained Iraqi Security Service
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-12-bush-iraq_x.htm?csp=N009

Bush estimate WAY off. number closer to 100,000
http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2005/12/16/roberts2.html

2148 dead American service people
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/national/16list.html&OP=663a184cQ2F1Q7BQ3Eo1EjQ5CY2jjQ5B_1_tt.1Q2B_1Q2B 01n!Q5BQ26jn!q1Q2B0qQ26YQ5BQ27dQ5BQ7D

Who do we really need protection from?

FK



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[December]

I was very relieved to find out the so-called "Patriot" act was in trouble. It's dangerous to have a writ of Imperium if you want to keep a Republic of the People.

The only saving grace the Patriot act had, (unlike the Sedition Act of 1917, which had to be actively removed from the books) is the sunset period. It not-being-renewed is a GOOD thing. (Speaking as a right-wing survivalist gun-nut here.)

The potential for abuses (as shown in Ms Katt's links) is too great, the power is unchecked, and in more, shall we call it, "active" hands domestically, it's a weapon pointed at the very heart of American Democracy. (the result of passing bad laws when everyone is scared, instead of thinking.)