What rights are we willing to forego?
by Michael Hassig
Tom Paine
09/03/04
The Patriot Act was signed into law just 45 days after [the 0911] attacks. It passed the Senate without discussion, debate or hearings. Despite attempts in the House to construct a compromise bill, the House leadership rejected that approach and instead insisted that the bill be considered without discussion or amendment. Our representatives in Washington were faced with a simple yes or no vote -- one that by extension was characterized as: Are you a patriot -- or not? Two simple questions remained unasked at that time: Would the provisions contained in this bill have prevented those attacks? Or were these provisions merely a longstanding law enforcement 'wish list' that had been previously and repeatedly rejected by Congress?
http://tinyurl.com/5tr25
Tom Paine
09/03/04
The Patriot Act was signed into law just 45 days after [the 0911] attacks. It passed the Senate without discussion, debate or hearings. Despite attempts in the House to construct a compromise bill, the House leadership rejected that approach and instead insisted that the bill be considered without discussion or amendment. Our representatives in Washington were faced with a simple yes or no vote -- one that by extension was characterized as: Are you a patriot -- or not? Two simple questions remained unasked at that time: Would the provisions contained in this bill have prevented those attacks? Or were these provisions merely a longstanding law enforcement 'wish list' that had been previously and repeatedly rejected by Congress?
http://tinyurl.com/5tr25
Starmail - 7. Sep, 15:39
