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Hubert Flottz

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11. I respect Ed Snowden, far more than the five politically motivated bandits on the SCOTUS, or
Mon Jun 10, 2013, 09:10 AM
Jun 2013

anyone who ever voted for the "Patriot Act"...I believe the founders would have found, that the "Patriot Act" is another, "Intolerable Act".

"Secret Laws" And "Secret Courts," are for countries like The old USSR, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, North Korea, Saddam's Iraq and Iran.

Democratic nations have no need for "Secret Laws." On 9/11 all I heard on TV was the idea that, "if America changes, the terrorists have won." Well the day the "Patriot Act" was signed by George W Bush..."America changed," for the worst.

So the terrorists must have won?

Edit to add: "The Path to the American Revolution"

Snip...

The Impartial Administration of Justice Act gave British troops freedom from the Massachusetts law. So just like Administration of Justice Act, British troops could do whatever they wanted without worrying about consequences.

These laws made the people in Massachusetts and all the colonists very angry. The Boston Port Act helped to bond the colonies because the Bostonians needed supplies until the port opened back up. The Intolerable Acts also helped the colonies bond together. They joined together in boycotting British goods. This prepared the colonists for their war with the British and to declare their independence.

http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/intolera.htm

"The Impartial Administration of Justice Act," reminds me so much of King George W's "Patriot Act"



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