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Originally posted by ElvisManson
If what he says is true...is is fucking scary.
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It is fucking scary. All you have to do is read the two pieces of legislation yourself.
Granted, Patriot Act I is over 400 pages long so almost no one on this board is going to read it in its entirety. But you CAN pull a PDF of Patriot Act I and at least READ THE RELEVANT SECTIONS that Jones and others object to. Just READ THOSE SECTIONS and you will see that Jones and Safire (NY Times) analyses are BANG ON!
Right after the next "terrorist attack" Patriot Act II will be rammed through congress and the senate just like Patriot Act I. And even if you don't believe that the government has a hand in terrorism and it is all Osama - fine! But EITHER WAY the end result will be a dictatorial power grab by the federal government whether you like it or not. This is the same government, by the way, who has already proposed different schemes to fully monitor the internet. Now that, at least, should get people on this board concerned.
READ PEOPLE. READ DAMMIT. READ. READ. READ!