Patriot Act May Get Renamed, but With a Few Changes


	Patriot Act May Get Renamed, but With a Few Changes

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9-23-2009 6:05 PM

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9-23-2009 7:47 PM

ratilfar

They should scrap the whole thing and write something that doesn't do obscene things to the Constitution.

9-23-2009 9:04 PM

sahara

but With a Few Changes

Is this the change I can believe in?

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