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View Poll Results: Do you support the Patriot Act?
No i do not support it and want it to be repealed ... 95 82.61%
Yes i support it ... 15 13.04%
Not only do i fully support it, i beleive that it should be expanded! If you dont have anything to hide then you dont have anything to worry about! 5 4.35%
Voters: 115. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 12-01-2011, 08:05 AM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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So far,I am the only voter for expansion...
What is the problem..?
If u r clean as a whistle,u should accept all kinds of surveillance...
All abiding people should live in glass houses...

In cases of safety & security,the gov is our guardian angel
You sound like the Chancellor in the movie V For Vendetta.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:11 AM
 
Location: Athens,Greece.
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I don't watch silly movies...

In some cases gov is indeed a guardian angel.
in other cases,like taxation,it is a tyrant...

If the foot smells,u don't ...cut it,u wash it...
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:16 AM
 
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I answered no.

I don't support the Patriot Act because it is an egregious attack on the privacy of Americans, and because it gives government the ability to go around the court system. I don't think true freedom can be exercised in a non-private environment. It's one thing to volunteer information about oneself, or even to voluntarily surrender such information. But the Patriot Act simply takes information without the consent of the people. The court system is a primary tool for defense against the government taking such actions, but the Patriot Act enables the government investigative services to go around the courts, and therefore robs the people of an important tool. A government formed by, of and for the people may not be something to fear, but a government bureaucracy run amuck certainly is. The Patriot Act is license for the bureaucrats to run amuck.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:18 AM
 
Location: Florida
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So...how many plan to vote for a Presidential candidate who supports the PATRIOT Act???

Let the explanations and backsliding begin.
All Republican candidates except Ron Paul supported it.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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I don't watch silly movies...

In some cases gov is indeed a guardian angel.
in other cases,like taxation,it is a tyrant...

If the foot smells,u don't ...cut it,u wash it...
Um, yeah, right.
Whatever.
I so enjoy being felt up at the airport in the name of "national security" by minimum wage, power-tripping buffoons.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:26 AM
 
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
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Yes, I support the USAPATRIOT Act. It does not violate any liberties, or the US Constitution, and it was necessary.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:26 AM
 
Location: Athens,Greece.
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Those new body scanners ,dream machines for homosexuals & pedophiles,will eliminate the pat down...
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:28 AM
 
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
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Those new body scanners ,dream machines for homosexuals & pedophiles,will eliminate the pat down...
You are confusing Homeland Security with the USAPATRIOT Act. They are not the same. The USAPATRIOT Act has absolutely nothing to do with the TSA or airport security.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:30 AM
 
Location: Athens,Greece.
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I replied to the lady who complained about the airport measures...
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:31 AM
 
Location: Murika
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Uh-oh, Hell must be freezing over here on CD. Should we have, indeed, found an issue that just about most people agree on, regardless of their political orientation?

For those who think the PA should be expanded, I urge you to look into the powers granted to such wonderful agencies as the East German Staatssicherheit (Stasi) and see if that is really something you would like.
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