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Enthusiast

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25. You see what's happened to this fucking country?
Mon Apr 28, 2014, 01:12 PM
Apr 2014

This is why—911. This is the reason. The fake elections of 2000 and 2004. And the other stuff too crazy to mention.

That is the Patriot act at work hootinholler Apr 2014 #1
And this is mission creep at work. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #22
Maybe they'll use this capability to choke off those who "rape and pillage" the environment... CincyDem Apr 2014 #2
If that were really true... Anyone with a pending criminal case would be banned as well. TheBlackAdder Apr 2014 #3
So when banks find themselves breaking the law... Make7 Apr 2014 #4
Law. That's a funny one! Orrex Apr 2014 #6
Can't do that. There would be no banks, just credit unions. L0oniX Apr 2014 #20
Types of High Risk Payments FarCenter Apr 2014 #5
Quite a few of the categories on that list are protected by the constitution 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #16
Constitutional protections do not extend to requiring banks to do business with them. FarCenter Apr 2014 #31
Not when the USDOJ tells banks to shut down accounts n/t 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #32
Even if this is intended for "goodness", it sounds very scary. Would we want a rhett o rick Apr 2014 #7
Exactly. It's thinly-veiled "morality police" serving the agenda du jour. Orrex Apr 2014 #8
OTOH that list pscot Apr 2014 #10
First they came for the bunko artists. (nt) Orrex Apr 2014 #11
+1 Historic NY Apr 2014 #27
+1 (...until DU ends up on that list) 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #30
Yes they should be allowed for ill gotten gain...... Historic NY Apr 2014 #33
No, they should have their day in court. 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #34
Well if you live in as state where fireworks are illegal the Historic NY Apr 2014 #35
The idea of innocent until proven guilty is dead. Savannahmann Apr 2014 #9
No Lurker Deluxe Apr 2014 #23
I'll take anything that Frank Keating has to say with a grain of salt madokie Apr 2014 #12
I'm sure he has his own agenda Major Nikon Apr 2014 #17
+1... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2014 #19
Because Terrorists! n/t hughee99 Apr 2014 #13
The answer is obvious FrodosPet Apr 2014 #14
No judge. No jury. No justice. n/t 951-Riverside Apr 2014 #15
HBSC shuts itself down for laundering drug money? L0oniX Apr 2014 #18
My first thought as well BrotherIvan Apr 2014 #21
Sort of curious, that one. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #24
You see what's happened to this fucking country? Enthusiast Apr 2014 #25
First they choked off the porn stars, but I didn't say anything rocktivity Apr 2014 #26
Now where is the congressional oversight on this matter? Dawson Leery Apr 2014 #28
The administration pays banksters who lie and use their positions to steal, and want to jtuck004 Apr 2014 #29
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