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SomethingFishy

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15. So how far are you willing to go to stop these groups?

Reply to Jessy169 (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 5, 2012, 08:07 PM

Aug 2012

What exactly is it you are willing to give up in order to protect yourself from all these terrorists that the Patriot Act has saved us from?

At what point do we realize that the more freedom is taken away, the bigger the victory for the terrorist?

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