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dilby

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5. They should not have included a Provision that extended the Patriot Act.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Nov 20, 2014, 11:32 AM

Nov 2014

I am not even sure why people liked this bill, it would have been a decent Bill except for the Patriot Act extension which is bullshit. In my opinion the bill was Ice Cream with flecks of poop in it, no matter how you try to spin it you are still eating shit.

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You Mean Rand Paul Doesn't Really Give A Damn About Civil Liberties & Will Say Or Do ANYTHING? [View all] kpete Nov 2014 OP

I think Paul has spoken the truth a few times. Orsino Nov 2014 #1

You mean that Rand Paul is an opportunist who will not hesitate to change his opinion to show Mass Nov 2014 #2

Obama Admin Considered Ending NSA Phone Records Program In '09, Opted Not To Autumn Nov 2014 #3

Rand Paul Has No Principles Whatsoever Liberal_Dog Nov 2014 #4

They should not have included a Provision that extended the Patriot Act. dilby Nov 2014 #5

They liked the bill because it stopped NSA's bulk data collection. jeff47 Nov 2014 #9

Which was already extended earlier and will continue to be extended forever if people let it. dilby Nov 2014 #10

Well, now the OMG TERRORISTS caucus will extend it in another bill jeff47 Nov 2014 #11

If they would have extended it in another bill why not just pull it out then so this would have dilby Nov 2014 #12

The OMG TERRORISTS caucus would have a bill that only helps terrorists, in their paranoid view. jeff47 Nov 2014 #13

send balloon juice to your friends--It's the awesome! librechik Nov 2014 #6

Balloon Juice kpete Nov 2014 #7

+1000 n/t Spazito Nov 2014 #8