I dont get it...you are arguing that since the criminals are so low, the justice department should also go low.
we should then rape the rapists among other things.
but..............we dont do that cuz the constitution protects from "cruel and unusual punishments".
the patriot act labels somebody as a terrorist if they if they do something “dangerous to human life”. to me, this seems extremely vague and can label pretty much any felon a terrorist and lock them up forever.
so.....cruel and unusual punishment kicks in here. the punishment given should match the crime committed.
also, anyone that is labled could have thier assets taken away
without being convicted under the act. what the hell is this? what happened to innocent until proven guilty?
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WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today pointed to reports that the FBI used the controversial USA PATRIOT Act to seize financial records in its investigation of a local Las Vegas stripclub owner as illustrative of how the 2001 anti-terrorism law has been misused and the kind of abuse it could sanction in the future if left in its current form.
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this shows the extend of which the patriot act could be interpreted cuz of its vagueness.