03-09-2007, 09:56 AM | #1 (permalink) | |||
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The Beginning of the End of the Patriot Act?
FBI Illegally Used Patriot Act, Audit Says click to show This audit goes to show that individuals cannot be allowed to police themselves. When unchecked power is given to an entity it will use that power however it deems fit. There are a couple of things in this article that really bother me (besides the blatent abuse of power). Quote:
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This is blatent abuse of the patriot act and goes to show why a majority of it should be overturned. One thing this audit does not report is out of the 4000+ NSLs sent out how many of them resulted in terrorist information and out of them how many of them could not have been gotten without a proper warrant? Last edited by Rekna; 03-09-2007 at 09:59 AM.. |
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03-09-2007, 10:33 AM | #2 (permalink) |
Junkie
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Well, i must say that i am shocked - SHOCKED!!! that the fbi would improperly use its power. It's certainly something that has never happened before and i look forward, once this is all cleared up, to it never happening again.
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03-09-2007, 10:55 AM | #4 (permalink) | |
Junkie
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03-09-2007, 01:41 PM | #6 (permalink) | |
will always be an Alyson Hanniganite
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The Patriot Act was installed in order to effectively combat terrorism...not? If it was used for "other" purposes, and that same information could've been garnered through (I hesitate to say)..."legitimate" sources, then I have a much bigger issue with this.
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03-09-2007, 01:50 PM | #7 (permalink) | |
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In addition to the instance you cited, we have recently learned that the AG was firing US Attorney's without cause and replacing them without Congressional oversite. Fortunately, Gonsales has been forced to back down by Congress once the firings became public knowledge. The Patriot Act is now under close scrutiny and it is my hope that the 110th will reassert it's oversite obligations as was intended by the founding fathers.
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03-09-2007, 03:05 PM | #8 (permalink) | |
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When President Bush signed the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act this month, he included an addendum saying that he did not feel obliged to obey requirements that he inform Congress about how the FBI was using the act's expanded police powers.
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