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To: sea_urchin who wrote (17159)2/8/2003 6:17:48 AM
From: sea_urchin  Respond to of 81364
 
>an American who seeks to preserve his own liberty may, in fact, have to oppose the present US govnt

reuters.com

>>>The American Civil Liberties Union denounced the draft legislation, warning it would harm civil liberties.

"The initial USA Patriot Act undercut many of the traditional checks and balances on government power -- the new ... proposal threatens to fundamentally alter the constitutional protections that allow us to be both safe and free," said Gregory Nojeim of the civil liberties group.<<<



To: sea_urchin who wrote (17159)2/8/2003 12:39:44 PM
From: Bill Grant  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 81364
 
This guy agrees with me. The last 4 paragraphs pretty much tell the Vidal story for me. As always, you certainly have a right to disagree (;>).

worldandi.com