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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere Is Something We Should ALL Get Behind: Revocation/Deauthorization Of The Patriot Act.
Don't you think?
indepat
(20,899 posts)with a feeling of betrayal by those who had sworn to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. But what does one bitty person know?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)and very few democrats made one little peep about it at the time
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Not. Gonna. Happen.
Politicians WILL NOT give up any power they had when they took office. Ever.
Just my opinion of course.
AzDar
(14,023 posts)off Left and Right. Revelations like the recent NSA abuses make both ends of the political spectrum angry and nervous.
david13
(3,554 posts)September 11 thinking that would happen.
And that there would be no opposition to it. And there never really has been.
And it's all too easy to be accused of being a terrorist, or up to no good if you were to speak out against the so called Patriot act.
It's title should be an act giving up all your constitutional rights for the sake of 'security' which is what we say it is.
Now, don't you feel safer already?
dc
LWolf
(46,179 posts)Then I supported revocation/deauthorization.
Then I supported NOT extending it.
How are you going to get behind it? Are you going to withhold votes from those in Congress who fail to act?
I haven't found letters/emails/phone calls/demonstrations to be effective when it comes to moving Congress.
pscot
(21,024 posts)Every other conversation around here seems to turn into a circular firing squad. It might help to focus on areas of general agreement, rather than continually tearing one another down.
randome
(34,845 posts)1. Tell us how many -and to what extent- terrorist activities have been prevented because of the Patriot Act. Broken down by year.
2. Start closing our military bases around the world and announce that we will do as little meddling in international affairs as possible.
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MineralMan
(146,329 posts)elect solid Democratic majorities in Congress. That's going to take a lot of hard work.
On the other hand, you could start a petition somewhere. I think my idea will work better, though.
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