Patriotism vs the PATRIOT Act
07/04/05
Patriotic Americans have a lot at stake this Fourth of July. After the glare of fireworks has faded, the true test of American patriotism moves to Congress, where both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees will prepare to debate the fate of the USA Patriot Act. ... The question is, will Congress keep America safe and free by correcting the fundamental flaws in the Patriot Act? We'll find out when it resumes after the Fourth of July recess. Patriotism is so much more than flag-waving and pyrotechnics. It's about vigilantly guarding the fundamental American principles of justice and liberty that have come under siege with the Bush administration's determination to hold itself above the law. It's time to restore the basic checks and balances that are fundamental to our constitutional liberties. That's the kind of patriotism we yearn for today...
http://tinyurl.com/ddrh6
from San Francisco Chronicle, by Dorothy M. Ehrlich
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Patriotic Americans have a lot at stake this Fourth of July. After the glare of fireworks has faded, the true test of American patriotism moves to Congress, where both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees will prepare to debate the fate of the USA Patriot Act. ... The question is, will Congress keep America safe and free by correcting the fundamental flaws in the Patriot Act? We'll find out when it resumes after the Fourth of July recess. Patriotism is so much more than flag-waving and pyrotechnics. It's about vigilantly guarding the fundamental American principles of justice and liberty that have come under siege with the Bush administration's determination to hold itself above the law. It's time to restore the basic checks and balances that are fundamental to our constitutional liberties. That's the kind of patriotism we yearn for today...
http://tinyurl.com/ddrh6
from San Francisco Chronicle, by Dorothy M. Ehrlich
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 5. Jul, 16:46
