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9-29-2009 8:35 PM
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blueridge says:
This is about the Constitution and freedom for Americans from government intrusion. Read this and consider contacting your Congressmen immediately.

This is a non-partisan issue. If conservative republicans in particular really support the Constitution they need to man-up and support this to really "defend freedom", instead of paying lip service to our liberties! What do you think 1776 was all about anyway? It was about restraining government from tyranny, in particular from the more conservative Tories under King George! Obama wants to continue the same Bush provisions...is that good....to sacrifice your precious liberties for "security"? You ought to know better than that:

Those Who Would Sacrifice Liberty for Security Deserve Neither
-- Ben Franklin
"In short, the JUSTICE Act would give government agents powerful tools to spy on suspected terrorists, while preventing them from spying on YOU."
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9-29-2009 11:53 PM
blueridge
Just found that Cato Institute has an article and analysis on this subject: A Preliminary Assessment of PATRIOT Reform Bills

Two major reform bills have already been introduced: Sen. Russ Feingold’s JUSTICE Act and Sen. Patrick Leahy’s USA PATRIOT Sunset Extension Act. Both would preserve the core of most of the new intelligence tools while strengthening oversight and introducing more robust checks against abuse or overreach. The JUSTICE Act, however, is both significantly broader in scope and frequently establishes more stringent and precisely crafted civil liberties safeguards[b]...
10-3-2009 9:32 PM
blueridge
Cato takes on both the propaganda of FOX News and weak-kneed Democrats regarding PATRIOT ACT reform, both of which trample the Constitution.
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