Now We're Really Screwed
As seen on iwon.com.
"Officials Urge Renewal of Patriot Act: The Bush administration's two top law enforcement officials on Tuesday urged Congress to renew every provision of the anti-terror Patriot Act. FBI Director Robert Mueller also asked lawmakers to expand the bureau's ability to obtain records without first asking a judge...asking Congress to expand the FBI's administrative subpoena powers, which allow the bureau to obtain records without approval by a judge or grand jury."
WHAT?! You're telling me that the head of the FBI wants complete control in pulling records of anyone he damn well wants to without any checks and balances whatsoever? Hell no, do you know what that means? That means the FBI could arrest, detain, interrogate, and imprison anyone they want to without so much as a peep from the real world. They can come into your home and take you, just snatch you right up, and no one would know about it. What rights would you have? None.
Luckily, not every person in the senate has their heads up their asses. The article continues, "Sens. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., planned to reintroduce legislation designed to curb major parts of the Patriot Act that they say went too far. 'Cooler heads can now see that the Patriot Act went too far, too fast and that it must be brought back in line with the Constitution.'" Oh yeah, that flimsy piece of paper that gives citizens rights.
Here are two things the current Patriot Act allows:
* The "library provision" allows secret warrants for "books, records, papers, documents and other items" to be subpoenaed from library's, bookstores, hospitals, and gun sales. Since the PA has been in place, 35 such subpoenas have been filed. NONE for library's, bookstores, hospitals, or gun stores.
* The "sneak and peek" provision allows delayed notification warrants. Those warrants allow federal officials to search suspects' homes without telling them until later. Since 2001, there have been 155 such warrants.
Does anyone remember Hitler? He didn't take over Germany in one day. He slowly hacked away at the laws that did not allow him complete control and replaced them with laws that did. He convinced the people that he was doing so for "their own good." He told them he was "protecting" them. We all know what Hitler did once he had complete control, don't we.
I fear for this Nation, I really do.
"Officials Urge Renewal of Patriot Act: The Bush administration's two top law enforcement officials on Tuesday urged Congress to renew every provision of the anti-terror Patriot Act. FBI Director Robert Mueller also asked lawmakers to expand the bureau's ability to obtain records without first asking a judge...asking Congress to expand the FBI's administrative subpoena powers, which allow the bureau to obtain records without approval by a judge or grand jury."
WHAT?! You're telling me that the head of the FBI wants complete control in pulling records of anyone he damn well wants to without any checks and balances whatsoever? Hell no, do you know what that means? That means the FBI could arrest, detain, interrogate, and imprison anyone they want to without so much as a peep from the real world. They can come into your home and take you, just snatch you right up, and no one would know about it. What rights would you have? None.
Luckily, not every person in the senate has their heads up their asses. The article continues, "Sens. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., planned to reintroduce legislation designed to curb major parts of the Patriot Act that they say went too far. 'Cooler heads can now see that the Patriot Act went too far, too fast and that it must be brought back in line with the Constitution.'" Oh yeah, that flimsy piece of paper that gives citizens rights.
Here are two things the current Patriot Act allows:
* The "library provision" allows secret warrants for "books, records, papers, documents and other items" to be subpoenaed from library's, bookstores, hospitals, and gun sales. Since the PA has been in place, 35 such subpoenas have been filed. NONE for library's, bookstores, hospitals, or gun stores.
* The "sneak and peek" provision allows delayed notification warrants. Those warrants allow federal officials to search suspects' homes without telling them until later. Since 2001, there have been 155 such warrants.
Does anyone remember Hitler? He didn't take over Germany in one day. He slowly hacked away at the laws that did not allow him complete control and replaced them with laws that did. He convinced the people that he was doing so for "their own good." He told them he was "protecting" them. We all know what Hitler did once he had complete control, don't we.
I fear for this Nation, I really do.
posted by Barbarian02003 | Tuesday, April 05, 2005
6 Comments:
excuse me mam, Department of Homeland Security needs to ask you some questions...like why you hate amerika so much
ok..i'm kidding... it's just me, matto.. hahha...
btw... on a completely unrelated topic.... Tofu's website is up... there's a link over at my blog (not YH, my Blogger blog)
peace out lady!
I don't have your other blog, can you send it to me?
Nevermind, Matto, I found it. Duh.
Wait, that's not it. Send me Tofu's link, please. Thanks.
my blog here... http://matto-the-hun.blogspot.com/
(i think it was farther down the page.. you were on the right track but they put the blog link at the bottom which i thing is kinda dumb)
tofu's site here:
www.tofuthedog.com
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