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slackmaster

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14. You support having the Bush-era secret police suspect list used to deny people civil rights?

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 09:45 PM

Dec 2012

The list for which there is no legal recourse by which a person can challenge his or her name being on it?

That's not very liberal or progressive, or very Democratic.

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Didja know people on the terrorist watch list can legally buy guns here? [View all] elehhhhna Dec 2012 OP

Gets better, ALEC and the NRA nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #1

And strangely, some would limit their right to vote treestar Dec 2012 #6

Actually, it's the other way round.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #10

Boy, when you miss, you miss big.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #8

Uhhmmm... no. -..__... Dec 2012 #9

Well, of course! Turbineguy Dec 2012 #2

Terrorists have rights too! geomon666 Dec 2012 #3

Thanks to the NRA lobbying against it. neverforget Dec 2012 #4

How about we just eliminate the "Terrorist Watch List" altogther... -..__... Dec 2012 #5

I'm all for that derby378 Dec 2012 #7

People on the "terrorist watch list" can vote, and have a right to privacy, and not to incriminate.. X_Digger Dec 2012 #11

The watch list that Teddy Kennedy was on? hack89 Dec 2012 #12

I'm guessing having an Irish or Middle Eastern surname... -..__... Dec 2012 #13

You support having the Bush-era secret police suspect list used to deny people civil rights? slackmaster Dec 2012 #14

No, it demonstrates one of two things jeff47 Dec 2012 #16

I'll vote for choice #2 slackmaster Dec 2012 #18

Meh, all you need to do to get on that list is have a vowel somewhere in your name. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #15

I guess nadinbrzezinski is safer than most of us are slackmaster Dec 2012 #17