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| Yes | 73% | 180 votes | Total: 246 votes | |
| No | 27% | 66 votes |
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by Elise Warren
"Those who are willing to give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither, and will lose both." Benjamin Franklin uttered those words centuries ago...read more
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The Patriot Act is a direct assault on American freedoms and values that once made this country great, but today such greatness has eluded this nation. Also, there are similarit...read more
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The Congress delivered to the President on his demand for yet another of "the tools" he claims to be necessary in his so-called Global War on Terror. With the Orwellian turn of ...read more
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by Chris Leach
When an Act that fundamentally gives a government unfettered allowance to act in the name of National Defense is called a "Patriot" Act we should all smell a rat. While there a...read more
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My father insisted on me reading the book 1984 by George Orwell about 12 years ago when I was being home schooled for that one year. I quickly realized that the reason for his w...read more
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by Peggy Adcox
Don't bother pulling your blinds; privacy is a thing of the past. Don't get comfortable, not even on your own couch, without the Fourth Amendment in tact, you're not secure in y...read more
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by Madison
Yum, Grape Leaves my favorite special occasion meal ever. Really, I still enjoy celebrating my Arab heritage via cooking Lebanese food. I still enjoy the huge tapestry hanging...read more
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by Vincent Able
You, sir! Try 'er out! She's a beaut, eh? Feel the weight on that baby! "Well...It sure is a nice weapon, but do I really need a rocket launcher to defend my home from intruders...read more
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Of course the Patriot act undermines America's freedom! Anything that has to do with cutting into peoples lives via their phone calls or their bank accounts is a huge infringeme...read more
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE LAW IN OUR COUNTRY, HAVE WE LOSE CONTROL. JUST READ THE FOLLOWING AND YOU WILL KNOW There is no doubt that we are living in a new day, and the way th...read more
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I'm terrified of this act. Is it some noble ideal of civil rights for terrorists? Am I a raving, East coast, tree-hugging, lobster-liberating liberal? Am I a survivalist hoar...read more
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by The Wolfe
In order to understand how the Patriot Act infringes our rights you first have to realize what freedom truly is. Freedom is not simply unlimited consumerism as modern media and ...read more
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Never in the course of the history of the USA has there been such an act as the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act is similar to the Enabling Act of Nazi Germany when Hitler signed it...read more
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by N. O. Tate
I appreciate the risk being taken by those who speak against this act. Their loyalty will be questioned. Their reasons examined. What is not being discussed in a real and o...read more
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by Truth Seeker
This legislation and all other dictatorial edicts, executive orders , directives is hypocrisy incarnate. This legislation is insidious, cruel , deceitful, inhuman, treacherous, ...read more
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this is yet another example of our free nation gone police state.there are literally hundreds of satellites,doing nothing more,than spying on our citizens.the wire taps were pre...read more
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by Chad Filchak
Ever since 9/11 happened and the Patriot Act was passed for the sake of "our" safety I felt rather unsafe. I mean after all we've been told numerous times by the current adminis...read more
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by Thomas Saul
This "act" is downright frightening. Not only does it undermine the very freedoms that define us as the "nation of the free", but it does so under the guise of trying to protec...read more
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As I drive in my automobile, freshly waxed and shining, down the newly repaved freeway, happy to live in a nation of car lovers, the moment suddenly fades under the shadow of k...read more
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Does the US Patriot Act undermine Americans' freedoms? The answer to this question is absolutely it does. Not only are some American freedoms reduced for this country's citizens...read more
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by Lou Rountree
Americans will have to stop swallowing the politically motivated idea that the Patriot Act is in place to undermine their freedoms. Freedom is a relative term when one consider...read more
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by NetJr
The hew and cry of those who believe the Patriot Act is an infringement on their freedoms have not read the legislation. In large part they oppose the Patriot Act because of po...read more
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The Patriot Act understandably makes people nervous, and there is a reason to be nervous. This Act, in the wrong hands, could be exploited to undermine any American's constitut...read more
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As a born and raised American raised in a caring family and who loves his freedom, I think the US Patriot Act is protecting us very well, and doesn't do too much against our fre...read more
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by Mark Cimino
The U.S. Patriot Act does NOT undermine American's freedoms! The only real reason why people think it does is because of their "sneak and peak" techniques that allow them to lis...read more
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The political bed wetting over the Patriot Act is an example of the American public being better versed in the dialog of " "V" For Vendetta" rather than the social and political...read more
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Here we go again. The conspiracy nuts are coming out of the woodwork to tell us how Big Brother is watching again. Beware: the Black helicopters are hovering over your home w...read more
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In considering an act such as the act in question, it is important to remember that any policy, act, or law in the wrong hands has the propensity for abuse. That fact we cannot ...read more
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by Saul Carter
It's so humorous to hear debates about "freedom" without hearing definitions of "freedom". I have always strongly believed that words mean things and without clear definitions,...read more
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by Wesner Jean
The Patriot Act does not in any way shape or form undermine Americans Freedoms. However, the way the government has used the Patriot Act is what undermined Americans'freedoms. ...read more
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by Boo Powell
What are people doing that they need to be afraid of this act? Take your kids to soccer practice, bbq with friends, travel the world, whatever just have fun! I think people...read more
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