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For PaisAn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-04 10:47 AM
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28. Yes
I would wager that you are correct. Senator Edwards would disagree
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  -Why did Kerry & Edwards vote for the Patriot Act? For PaisAn  Feb-07-04 10:08 AM   #0 
  - But surely the 99 Senators voting for it hints at a common cause.  Monte Carlo   Feb-07-04 10:12 AM   #1 
  - So it was fear?  For PaisAn   Feb-07-04 10:15 AM   #2 
  - Edwards not only READ it, he wrote it. n/t  Cuban_Liberal   Feb-07-04 10:16 AM   #4 
  - thats even worse all of tthose arab americans who are being tortured  corporatewhore   Feb-07-04 10:19 AM   #6 
  - Is tortured perhaps a bit harsh?  bryant69   Feb-07-04 10:20 AM   #7 
     - The regime prefers to call it "intensive interrogation"  DuctapeFatwa   Feb-07-04 10:30 AM   #14 
     - I know of one  ayeshahaqqiqa   Feb-07-04 10:56 AM   #32 
     - Glad you asked  HFishbine   Feb-07-04 11:02 AM   #34 
  - I'm confused  HFishbine   Feb-07-04 10:41 AM   #23 
     - me. too  maddezmom   Feb-07-04 10:43 AM   #26 
     - No.  Cuban_Liberal   Feb-07-04 11:27 AM   #46 
  - It was part of it, yes.  Monte Carlo   Feb-07-04 10:27 AM   #11 
  - Fear is not a good enough reason to attack the Constitution.  bowens43   Feb-07-04 10:53 AM   #31 
  - The legislation itself needs 'tweaking'.  Cuban_Liberal   Feb-07-04 10:16 AM   #3 
  - Such drastic legislation  For PaisAn   Feb-07-04 10:26 AM   #9 
  - We know they're not running for President.  Cuban_Liberal   Feb-07-04 10:28 AM   #12 
     - Your sig line says it all  For PaisAn   Feb-07-04 10:34 AM   #17 
        - So say you.  Cuban_Liberal   Feb-07-04 10:42 AM   #24 
           - Yes  For PaisAn   Feb-07-04 10:47 AM   #28 
  - and voted for it only after inserting a sunset provision  Jersey Devil   Feb-07-04 10:34 AM   #18 
  - Good point  For PaisAn   Feb-07-04 10:42 AM   #25 
  - No, it isn't fundamentally sound.  bowens43   Feb-07-04 10:50 AM   #30 
  - Fundementally sound?  HFishbine   Feb-07-04 11:11 AM   #37 
  - Iam not giving them a pass because kucinich had the forsight not to  corporatewhore   Feb-07-04 10:17 AM   #5 
  - Why did Wellstone?  cindyw   Feb-07-04 10:23 AM   #8 
  - Why did Kerry & Edwards  For PaisAn   Feb-07-04 10:29 AM   #13 
     - I think you underestimate the national mindset at the time...  Monte Carlo   Feb-07-04 10:31 AM   #15 
        - but kucinich thows off their grading curve  corporatewhore   Feb-07-04 11:02 AM   #35 
           - You can't expect purity every time.  Monte Carlo   Feb-07-04 11:13 AM   #38 
              - not purity just common sense  corporatewhore   Feb-07-04 11:17 AM   #42 
                 - Fear is the mindkiller, especially in politics.  Monte Carlo   Feb-07-04 11:52 AM   #50 
  - This issue keeps coming up  DemBones DemBones   Feb-07-04 10:26 AM   #10 
  - If the senators are unable to think for themselves in a time of crisis  DuctapeFatwa   Feb-07-04 10:32 AM   #16 
     - Well what do you want? Nobody's perfect.  Monte Carlo   Feb-07-04 10:36 AM   #20 
     - LOL I have to concede, it is hard to defend abrogating the Constitution  DuctapeFatwa   Feb-07-04 10:44 AM   #27 
        - You are asking for a saint.  Monte Carlo   Feb-07-04 11:06 AM   #36 
           - You are indeed defending something. Quite a large something, in fact  DuctapeFatwa   Feb-07-04 11:20 AM   #45 
              - I am asking you to stop shaming the Democrats for past weaknesses...  Monte Carlo   Feb-07-04 12:00 PM   #54 
                 - Support for the Patriot Act is bipartisan. You have the choice to read it  DuctapeFatwa   Feb-07-04 12:19 PM   #55 
     - Exactly!  HFishbine   Feb-07-04 11:15 AM   #41 
     - Exactly!  teryang   Feb-07-04 11:56 AM   #52 
     - The other side of the coin is that elected representatives  DemBones DemBones   Feb-07-04 02:47 PM   #59 
  - OMFG!  MAlibdem   Feb-07-04 10:34 AM   #19 
  - Well, thanks to Kerry & Co, we now have the FBI investigating us!  IndianaGreen   Feb-07-04 02:19 PM   #58 
  - I was very against the Patriot Act  Frances   Feb-07-04 10:39 AM   #21 
  - If those were your only two choices  HFishbine   Feb-07-04 11:17 AM   #43 
  - The Patriot Act  SheilaT   Feb-07-04 10:40 AM   #22 
  - Thanks SheilaT. Anyone who has not read it, should do so  DuctapeFatwa   Feb-07-04 10:47 AM   #29 
  - I agree. The laws that needed to be implemented didn't need a Patriot Act  blm   Feb-07-04 11:01 AM   #33 
  - So if they vote for it without reading it  redsoxliberal   Feb-07-04 11:13 AM   #39 
  - they voted for the legislation so that they can use it and abuse it  lcordero   Feb-07-04 11:14 AM   #40 
  - I think that's a little bit of a push  redsoxliberal   Feb-07-04 11:18 AM   #44 
     - Nope  lcordero   Feb-07-04 11:34 AM   #48 
        - He wasn't calling for one  redsoxliberal   Feb-07-04 11:38 AM   #49 
           - Yes he was  lcordero   Feb-07-04 11:55 AM   #51 
  - because they are both typical...  jpgpenn   Feb-07-04 11:29 AM   #47 
  - It always amusing to listen to candidates who didn't HAVE TO vote....  Cuban_Liberal   Feb-07-04 11:58 AM   #53 
  - Now, both want to tweak it...  revcarol   Feb-07-04 01:12 PM   #56 
  - uh - Edwards wrote the SUNSET PROVISION of the Patriot Act. n/t  Baconfoot   Feb-07-04 02:04 PM   #57 
  - No justification  sleipnir   Feb-07-04 02:51 PM   #60 
 

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