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If you watch CNN or read the large liberal newspapers, you will get a very distorted view of reality.
The Patriot Act has been blown way out of proportion. I've read the entire thing. The most germaine features enable domestic law enforcement and intelligence agencies to share data and cooperate on investigations. This is a necessary change.
The more outrageous provisions, such as searching library records, are being dealt with in the SAFE Act. If your are concerned, I suggest contacting your elected representatives to encourge support of this act.
At the time the PA was passed, I predicted that Congress would act to rein in the unacceptable features - which they are now doing. Government always tries to extend its power; that is the nature of the beast. This is why we have a tri-partite system. The balance of power works well, as we can easily observe.
On a personal note, I am on a library board which was the first in the nation to pass a resolution that we would not comply with the Patriot Act. I have not been thrown into a gulag.
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