WH enlists Racicot to straighten MT out, re: Patriot Act

[AVID]

Former gov of MT - also headed the legal fight in FLA in 2000.

Self-serving repug asshole wants to educate MT with his brilliance.

Guest opinion: Patriot Act preserves liberties, prevents terrorism


By MARC RACICOT

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/04/16/build/opinion/42-guest-op2.inc

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Montana's Legislature passed a resolution earlier this month that called for the expiration of the USA Patriot Act, an end to racial profiling, and a list of "charges, if any, lodged against each detainee." In fact, the Patriot Act has nothing to do with racial profiling or detainees in the war on terror. While I appreciate the Legislature's concern for civil liberties, it is important that the debate over the Patriot Act's reauthorization center on what the law actually does.

The Patriot Act broke down the "wall" that separated law enforcement and intelligence investigations. The 9/11 Commission cited that wall as a central failing in our national security preparedness because it did not allow intelligence officers and criminal investigators to coordinate their information. The Patriot Act updated the tools available to law enforcement with new technology. Also, the Patriot Act took many of the tools available in organized crime and drug trafficking cases and made them available to terrorist investigations.

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[sandnsea]

1. Oh man, he's lying

The resolution called for correction and eventual expiration, assuming fighting terrorism isn't going to go on forever. Lying is not a good thing in Montana, Racicot is going to expose the entire Republican Party for the manipulative bastards they are.

(1) correct provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act and other administrative measures that infringe on civil liberties by supporting the sunset provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, slated to be reviewed by Congress in 2005, and ultimately allow the USA PATRIOT Act to expire; and
http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/SJ0019.htm