"Civil libertarians have criticized the Bush administration for widely
employing the act - designed to streamline prosecution of international
terrorists - to pursue domestic criminal cases that have no bearing on
terrorist activity."
Absolutely truthful, and not painting groups like the ACLU as child
pornography advocates for the sake of selling more newspapers.
- Jim
Adam Reynolds wrote:
>I love this line:
>"Civil libertarians have criticized the Bush administration for employing
>the wide-ranging act to also crack down on drug traffickers and child
>pornographers. "
>
>That is soooooo messed up.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 06 November 2003 17:57
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Fun with the patriot act (was Re: The Damascus Holiday
>Inn...)
>
>
> Not if they're jackboots you're wearing.
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:20 AM
> Subject: Fun with the patriot act (was Re: The Damascus Holiday Inn...)
>
> > Speaking of detention, did anyone else catch the news item about the
> latest misuse of the Patriot act?
> >
> >
>
>http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2003/nov/04/110410819.html
> >
> > This, along with the "weapons of mass destruction" use in a drug case
>have
> got me shaking in my boots.
> >
> > (I am still allowed to say, that, aren't I?)
> >
> > Jerry Johnson
> >
> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/06/03 12:15PM >>>
> > Detention for the lot of you.
> >
> > - Jim
> >
> > Kevin Graeme wrote:
> >
> > >Heh. We all just copied from Dana's spelling test.
> > >
> > >-Kevin
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Jim Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:02 AM
> > >Subject: Re: The Damasus Holiday Inn...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>You know, I don't have anything constructive to add, but the sheer
> > >>number of emails with "Damascus" misspelled in my inbox makes it look
> > >>like the results of a spelling test in English Teacher Hell.
> > >>
> > >>- Jim
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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