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Sorry, I have to disagree. Not only is the Patriot Act (1 & 2) a ticket to a police state, but they are inherently flawed as well. These "precautions" are entirely unneeded and border o unconstitutional. The ability to deport legalized citizens without trial is unacceptable as is the current way we treat our "prisoners of war" at Guatanamo Bay. Roving wiretaps are abusive of our constitutionally interpreted right to privacy. I won't go on a laundrylist, but this isn't simply a matter of "I'm not a bad guy so it won't effect me" and it is simply a matter that the government should not have certain rights over me. There are certain principles our government stand on and the horribly mislabeled Patriot Acts set a disturbing precident for our ability to set those principles aside in the name of fear.
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"The courts that first rode the warhorse of virtual representation into battle on the res judicata front invested their steed with near-magical properties." ~27 F.3d 751
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