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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:13 AM Original message |
DoJ Official Blows Cover Off PATRIOT ACT- Only 3 of 763 Patriot Act wiretaps in 2008 were terrorism |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. STOP THE WAR ON DRUGS! |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 08:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. I say Stop the war on SOME drugs. Wage all-out war on meth and crack at least. |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Agree, addictive drugs that destroy the body should be wiped out |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 06:52 AM Response to Reply #40 |
54. What are we going to do that we haven't already done? |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. The War on Drugs cannot be won because it is not a war. |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 02:25 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. It is a real war. Paramilitary civil war to be exact. The preferred war of dictators and despots. |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. Harm Reduction is good too. |
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liberalmike27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 09:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
57. Yea |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. the unPATRIOTic Act is unconstitutional and should be repealed immediately |
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Equality4all (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
37. We control the house, senate and WH - wrong, they control us |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
4. PHONY WAR |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
5. OMG.... |
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Loge23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
6. A similar expose should be on the TSA |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. "Destroying our freedoms" has always been the central goal of this phony "war" |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
46. "Mini penal camps" is right! |
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Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 01:47 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. I was always getting the extra unspecial attention, flying with |
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Cobalt-60 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Im off commercial air permanently |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. My loved ones are 390 miles away and I hate long car trips...sigh. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. AND, I'll bet big money none of those 3 "terrorists" was a terrorist! |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
9. if you ask me, this was the original intent of the 'patriot' act all along. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
35. The "patriot act" was a front for political blackmail and extortion, using the NSA and other |
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XXXMADAM (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Washington Terrorist Pimps |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Jeebus... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
10. Sure, because there is money to be made in busting drug dealers, so follow the $$$. |
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Frustratedlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
11. How many were for political reasons? |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Here is a hint.....34 point something percent. |
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PreacherCasey (717 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
12. rec'd |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
13. Anybody going to give the Obama administration some kudos for transparency? Anybody??? |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Remember Obama voted for this when he was a Senator. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. He wasn't a senator yet when the Patriot Act was passed.... |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Not the first time, you are right. |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Nope. He voted for this piece of shit fascist legislation |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
45. Me is! |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:14 AM Response to Reply #13 |
52. It's pretty transparent that he's in the pocket of the corporate kleptocracy |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
16. I love obscure quotes. |
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wiggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. WTF? Should be a huge front page story. Involves constitution, criminality, |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. should be... nt |
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Omar4Dems (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. But there's no sex |
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Downtown Hound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
19. So, three were for terrorism |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. Duh. |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
22. K&R. nt |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. Well, I'm sure things will change now that the truth is out |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
25. fuck due process |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. This is why I always add a hearty "Fuck you NSA!!!" when speaking with certain friends. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
28. If Obama wants to be real, he''ll have to take some action to stop this |
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Equality4all (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Don't hold your breath - Old Bush, New Obama = what change? |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Did anyone twist your arm to join DU? |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. and not just a little anal retentive? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. "Chaney"??? I think you are on the wrong discussion board. |
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voc (279 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 03:46 AM Response to Reply #28 |
63. the Patriot Act makes it "legal" |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. Funny how fast that bill got created and passed. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 08:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. That bill--several hundred pages--was PRINTED within hours of 9/11. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. And to this day I have never seen a single article on who actually wrote it and why it existed. nt |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
31. Well it's pretty clear the law is not being used as sold and should be repealed. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. I guess now we know what the Congressional collaborators rolled over each and every time. |
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Lagomorph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
36. Once again, not what we were promised. |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
43. And NOW IT BEGINS !! |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
48. Repukes had to cheat in the 'war on drugs' and they still lost. |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
51. This is good news...now maybe we can start getting rid of those ... |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
55. K&R |
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lefty369 (60 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
59. I don't believe it |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Who in the world do you think you're fooling?! |
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