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The American people begged for it mindwalker_i Jul 2013 #1
Panicked lemmings. L0oniX Jul 2013 #14
The American people were in shock. felix_numinous Jul 2013 #28
I voted for Barack Obama to dismantle the Patriot Act and end domestic spying. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #2
...and he can do that without congress!? Come on, these a winger\FUDr memes and they're overt uponit7771 Jul 2013 #3
He signed the bill without a quibble. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #5
Your point? tia uponit7771 Jul 2013 #17
You stated he cant do anything without Congress. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #20
I never stated that Obama can do NOTHING without congress, strawman noted. uponit7771 Jul 2013 #22
Wake up and smell the coffee. lark Jul 2013 #15
I don't like it so it's another thing on the list to change. I don't hate America's government and I uponit7771 Jul 2013 #18
Technical note: I think your item #1 should read 'Truck drivers HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #4
I think that a great number of us saw the usage of 9/11 as The Second Stone Jul 2013 #6
Way too recent. Nixon tried (and won), Reagan and Bush 41 tried (and won)... EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #7
True. But the ONE thing that NOBODY saw coming Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #8
I believe it began with the Supreme Court Coup in 2000. nineteen50 Jul 2013 #9
1950, imho, the MIC has worked for decades to achieve this outcome. saidsimplesimon Jul 2013 #13
That lays it all out there Harmony Blue Jul 2013 #10
I have said from the very beginning of this abomination of a bill premium Jul 2013 #11
Honestly? I think we have as much chance of turning this around as we do Global Climate Change. eShirl Jul 2013 #21
And that kind of pessimism gets us nowhere, premium Jul 2013 #23
Not claiming to have any answers, just coming to a realization. eShirl Jul 2013 #24
Ok, that's a fair point. premium Jul 2013 #25
"Choose your leaders" ??? You can't vote Goldman Sachs out of office. n/t L0oniX Jul 2013 #12
It has evolved. kentuck Jul 2013 #16
Umm...It's not about terrorism... truth2power Jul 2013 #19
If I recall correctly the Patriot act wasn't even written with terrorists in mind. A Simple Game Jul 2013 #27
Actually, we talked about it Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #26
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