USA Patriot Act: The Sequel

[Ned]

IIRC, Nazi's caught in the US were stripped of their citizenship involuntarily.

Right?

[Velociryx]

Dunno Ned....but from my understanding of the whole "Patriot" act, pretty much anybody could be defined as belong to a terrorist organization. Hell, I'd imagine they could interpret it so that my grandmother's sewing circle could be seen as a "terrorist" outfit.

They:
a) Meet behind closed doors
b) Are very secretive about what they discuss in the "inner sanctum"
c) Have a secret handshake.

I'm all for taking resonable precautions but this.....this crosses the line.

Big time.

-=Vel=-

[DuncanK]

Yeah,

But the people who support this aren't in much danger of having their citizenship stripped. Only groups, while not terrorists, who are considered by the majority as unamerican are in danger.

[mrmitchell]

call out the Unamerican Activities Commitee!

Let's get this witch hunt goin!

[DuncanK]

Nixon, is that you? I thought you were dead.

[Velociryx]

Yeah....and let me guess, we'll all get to vote on exactly what those groups are?

No....what's gonna happen IF they pass this garbage, we'll have an appointed cabinet level (non-elected) guy deciding which groups are "unamerican."

That's all well and good in a perfect world, but this administration is far from that.

Wouldn't surprise me much if they went after the freakin' boy scouts.....

-=Vel=-

[Velociryx]

Question: Would YOU like the thought of, say...Ashcroft handing down edicts about what groups in this country are "unamerican." ARGH! This ticks me off almost more than I can describe!

-=Vel=-

[DuncanK]

Well you will have people turning in their neighbors for being terrorists because their neighbors dont mow their lawn. That's the part that really sucks.

[Velociryx]

WhoooHoooo! "One good turn-in deserves another" eh? Gooooood slogan....

GAHHHH! The more I think about this, the more savagely ticked off I get.

-=Vel=-

[DuncanK]

[DuncanK]

There is a show on PBS right now about this.

[DuncanK]

The most shocking thing is they are waiting to put this through until the war starts. OMG, is this the real reason for the war?

[Velociryx]

Our president (and I refuse to even capitalize the title in reference to this individual) is insane.



-=Vel=-

[DuncanK]

I just told my wife she better start dressing like an American

[Velociryx]

I just read the transcript of the interview. I can't believe this discussion is even occuring on American soil.

The terrorists have just won.

If THIS is what the president believes is called for in order to prosecute the "War on Terror" then terror has already arrived on our doorstep, and it is our own government that we should be terrified of, because it is far worse, and far more insidious than anything OBL could ever throw our way.

-=Vel=-