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Wednesday, June 09, 2004
 
Patriot Act

Wired had an article on the widespread opposition to the Patriot Act. Over 320 municipalities have passed some sort of resolution essentially stating their opposition to the wide ranging stomping of civl liberties which the Patriot Act encourages or at least enables.

None of the resolutions carry any weight as the Feds - as shown by the Act itself - care very little for the wishes individuals or communities. Wired says, "Attorney General John Ashcroft has said repealing or changing the Patriot Act would hamper the government's ability to catch terrorists and protect the public."

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And now I have no idea where I was going with any of this. I bookmarked the articles a couple of days ago because I thought I had something more to say. I can't now for the life of me remember what the point was other than Patriot Act=Bad / Civil Liberty=Good.