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I enjoy how life in the US is just like life in the Twilight Zone these days | 8 | 30.77% | |
I'm a kid who blows up frogs, myself | 3 | 11.54% | |
I adore watching darkies drown on the evening news | 1 | 3.85% | |
He's put the terror back in the word "terrorism!" | 9 | 34.62% | |
It's about time someone got rid of that stupid bill of rights! | 8 | 30.77% | |
I love my country, but I love my SUV more! | 1 | 3.85% | |
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10-25-2005, 12:19 PM | #31 |
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HM, it's the disgusting that leaves the lasting taste. Ptui!
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10-25-2005, 01:07 PM | #32 | |
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10-26-2005, 03:05 AM | #33 |
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HM, I'd call three thousand dead of a Tuesday morning sufficiently oppressive,wouldn't you? They're trying to coerce us with murders. Let us kill them instead.
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10-26-2005, 03:29 AM | #34 |
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UG, I disagree.
Although 9/11 was tragic, and killed a lot of people in a manner that is very rare in America (hostile, dramatic, large-scale, and relatively sudden), people here die all the time to other causes. <A href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8792158/">Some 42,636 people died on the nation’s highways in 2004</a>. What has been oppressive, however, are the actions afterwards. The PATRIOT Act is a very clear-cut case of oppressive legislation, threatening as it does freedom of speech, of the press, & simple privacy. There are other, more debatable examples: Iraq. (I have done no research.) Oppression in my mind is something more omnipresent than one Tuesday morning. A regime, a way of life. A single act of terrorism is oppressive only if its shock value is milked for fear and, in turn, one allows him or herself to be oppressed & controlled by it--to <i>live</i> in fear of it. One is, I believe, still under the control of someone else if, regardless of how long after the fact, they act only for revenge & retribution. The best way to fight terrorism is not to be afraid: to continue to live. Last edited by Skunks; 10-26-2005 at 03:32 AM. |
10-26-2005, 06:53 AM | #35 | |
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10-26-2005, 07:52 AM | #36 | |
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The Patriot Act is peanuts. Nothing. Zip.
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10-26-2005, 09:06 AM | #37 |
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Don't worry, the Patriot Act will be used to boost those drug arrests, too.
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10-26-2005, 11:46 AM | #38 | |
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No, 3,000 or so arrests in comparison to all those drugs arrests ain't much, but the arrests of 3,000 who were NEVER charged with a crime is NOT "Nothing." Let's summarize a few of the fun things the government can now do: Conduct “sneak and peek” searches, which allow law enforcement to enter people’s homes and search their belongings without informing them until long after; Direct a library, bookstore or newspaper to produce “tangible things,” e.g, the titles of books an individual has purchased or borrowed or the identity of individuals who have purchased or borrowed certain books; Authorize the use of devices to trace the telephone calls or e-mails of people who are not suspected of any crime; Investigate American citizens and permanent legal residents and seek information on the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment (e.g., writing a letter to the editor or attending a rally). The government’s investigative powers extend to people not suspected of any terrorist activities and those ordered to provide information are barred from mentioning the investigation to anyone. But, gee, the government would NEVER mis-use these powers, now would it? This is the US of A, after all and every single civil servent, elected official, FBI agent, cop, CIA operative, etc. is a pure, shining angel from heaven. Oh, ye of little faith! Its inspiring to read your posts sometimes, UT. Your child-like innocence is so - refreshing. |
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10-26-2005, 12:35 PM | #39 |
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Please point to a non-moonbat site with proof of the 3-5000 detainees.
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10-26-2005, 01:26 PM | #40 |
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Is the ACLU a moonbat outfit? If not, I'll give the link.
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10-26-2005, 01:31 PM | #41 |
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Not. And by the way, if they were merely deported for visa violations or overstays, that will not count.
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10-26-2005, 06:26 PM | #42 |
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More information than you ever wanted to wade through is available on ACLU's site. The problem UT, is that these were CLOSED hearings. No one and I mean NO ONE was allowed to know what was going on. These people were held without have access to legal counsel; many times even their own families didn't know what had happened to them, and many were subject to the most brutal and inhumane treatment possible. And these people were NOT terrorists.
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10-26-2005, 07:28 PM | #43 |
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Not good enough, right? I know you know what you need for a cite.
An indicriminate number treated to closed-door hearings in which there was brutal treatment ought to generate at least one link clearly explaining what happened, if someone has a story or case. I went through the information and all I could find in numbers was 700 deportees in the month post-9/11. Boo fucking hoo. Knowing how weak the visa system was at the time, and the sort of people permitted in and forgotten about, I would have hoped that number would be higher. |
10-26-2005, 08:00 PM | #44 |
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Oh, come on, UT! You are an intelligent man. I didn't think I'd have to spoonfeed you. There is more information than you can shake a stick at just by clicking on the links in the site I gave above. Should keep you busy the rest of the evening reading it all. Here's the legal brief
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10-26-2005, 08:04 PM | #45 |
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Nice try, but after the strike is called you can stop swinging.
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