Exactly! to all of The Americans that think the Patriot Act isn't that bad, maybe you should take the time to read it for yourself, especially the part that defines domestic terrorist!http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c107:./temp/~c107blARtwGood Luck US.
Reverend Blair said:it's kind of cool to watch a superpower become a failed state, isn't it?
'it's kind of cool to watch a superpower become a failed state, isn't it?
Reverend Blair said:it's kind of cool to watch a superpower become a failed state, isn't it?
Reverend Blair said:What's wrong, ITN? Seeing your rights taken away making you grumpy?
Reverend Blair said:What's wrong, ITN? Seeing your rights taken away making you grumpy?
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House Passes USA Patriot Act Extension
by Larry Abramson
All Things Considered, July 21, 2005 · By a vote of 257-171, the House of Representatives votes to extend parts of the USA Patriot Act that are due to expire at the end of 2005.
Critics say the bill does not include enough protections for civil liberties. But Republican leaders say the recent attacks in London prove the Patriot Act's importance.
The bill, sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), would make permanent 14 of the 16 expiring Patriot Act provisions. Two others would expire in 10 years: one provision dealing with business records and another allowing "roving" wiretaps.
Wednesday's Child said:How is "permanent" a part of this result?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4765076
************************************************************************************Politics
House Passes USA Patriot Act Extension
by Larry Abramson
All Things Considered, July 21, 2005 · By a vote of 257-171, the House of Representatives votes to extend parts of the USA Patriot Act that are due to expire at the end of 2005.
Critics say the bill does not include enough protections for civil liberties. But Republican leaders say the recent attacks in London prove the Patriot Act's importance.
The bill, sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), would make permanent 14 of the 16 expiring Patriot Act provisions. Two others would expire in 10 years: one provision dealing with business records and another allowing "roving" wiretaps.
If anyone can read "permanent" into this, they are having magical moments again.
Wednesday's Child said:Ocean Breeze
My point exactly - a bit nit picky of me true!
Extension of soon to expire articles hardly means permanent however - and as you say nothing is permanent - even the Constitution if they wish to amend the 22nd Article to extend
the terms of office.
No, seeing what you think is a failed state makes me wonder of your intelligence level. It is rather funny though. Keep it up.
Reverend Blair said:No, seeing what you think is a failed state makes me wonder of your intelligence level. It is rather funny though. Keep it up.
Hmmm...what makes up a failed state? Massive debt owed to foreign powers, deep political divisions, a lack of a free press, human rights abuses, repressive laws, the removal of rights, criminal behaviour by leaders, isolation from other other countries. Those lead to a failure of the economy and civil war.
You aren't too far away from those right now, ITN. You've got the massive debt; the deep political divisions; your mainstream press is controlled by seven corporations who refuse to report negative stories about your government; the repressive laws and removal of rights; your leaders are domestic and international criminals; and the policies of those leaders have caused you to become isolated from the rest of the world.
I never said the process was complete, but if you don't turn things around down there, things will fall apart.