CNN Poll: Should the USA Patriot Act be renewed?

[Bozita]

Created: Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at 13:28:03 EDT

Should the USA Patriot Act be renewed?

Yes
20%

32 votes

No
80%

129 votes

Total: 161 votes


http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/

[maxwall]

1. Just *DU* It... *kick*...

[glarius]

2. Bush was in Buffalo, N.Y. this morn. discussing the "need to renew this"

All the Buffalo TV channels carried his speech....CNN showed a clip of it, but showed nothing of the LARGE contingent of anti-war, anti-Bush demonstrators that were shown on Channel 2 , Buffalo...I wonder how many other cities have these same demonstrations when he gives his "speeches?"....

[Catfight]

3. Unpatriot Act. n/t

[redqueen]

4. I like those numbers!

We should capitalize on EVERY issue that splits Repubs, and this is one of them!

Kerry needs to get on this NOW.

[JohnKleeb]

15. I think Kerry wants it to die out

not sure, when does it die out? and how is Kucinich's bill doing?

[rdfi-defi]

16. but the "sunset" provision does not cover sections 213, or 215

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section 213: authorizes so called sneak and peak searches and seizures, which allow an indeterminate delay in notifying the subject that a search has occurred and evidence seized. section 213 allows agents to enter your home or your office when you are not there for criminal investigations that are in no way related to terrorism.

section 215: gives agents the power to demand, among other things, business information, reading histories, internet surfing data, medical records, firearm purchasing receipts under a 'rubber stamp' form of judicial review from the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. the attorney general himself admitted that 215 could be used to obtain even genetic information.



information taken from, The Progressive, April 2004: Ashcroft Watch by: Nat Nentoff

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the "sunset" provision of the pat act that permits parts of it to be reviewed by congress in dec. 05 does not include 213 and 215. we need kerry to take a firm stand on this. he should unequivocally defend our civil liberties. if he were to speak out about this in a firm manner he could gain a lot of credibility and momentum. he just seems to not want to do that.

[nickinSTL]

5. patriot act

Yes - 15%
No - 85%

[0007]

6. Every time the temperature is taken junior and the crime cabal

book a loser. Except for being elected, then Kerry runs behind.

[jimshoes]

7. Voted at 3:20

Yes 15% 39 votes

No 85% 219 votes
Total: 258 votes

Edit to fix the time

[apnu]

8. yes 14% (39 votes) NO 86% (236) n/t

[neverborn]

9. DONE 14 86 GO GOOOOO~

[Ivote]

10. I Voted

86% NO :kick:

[indepat]

11. Now 87%

[Gothmog]

12. I voted

87%

[Harrumph]

13. Voted....

Up to 88% now!

[ibegurpard]

14. I would think this would be a hard one

for even freepers to justify voting for.

[TNOE]

17. Nah

they think the prisoners in Guatanamo don't deserve a trial....

Whatever Bush* wants is what they want.

[bobthedrummer]

18. No 68%, Yes 32%

done!

[hang a left]

19. 33% yes 67% no

wtf?