If the first Patriot Act was half as bad as a lot of people claim, I would be unable to type this sentance right now without risking my freedom.
Seeing as how I am not in a gulag in Alaska, and have not had a single aspect of my life changed in the entire time the Patriot act has been in effect, I'm not exactly sure what the fuss is about.
As for this new act, if it is as claimed, it won't make it past Congress, and even so will get shot down by the Supreme Court, because it risks both groups' powers in the government.
Something tells me from past experiance, though, that it is not as claimed.
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"Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen."
--Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun
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