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To: miraje who wrote (11059)7/9/2004 3:44:09 PM
From: Sully-  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
Were any of your rights impinged? Were you deprived any of
your civil liberties? Other than your personal reaction to
completing the document, what salient reason(s) for
repealing the Patriot Act did this incident raise?

FWIW, 9/11 showed the reality of the global terrorist
threat. Bin Laden & other terrorists have long ago
publicly proclaimed they are at war with us. It is their
intention to kill every one of us by any means necessary,
including attacks that could cause catastrophic economic
damage, making it easier for them to attack civilians
again & again. And they are quite willing to die for their
cause.

As far as I'm concerned, some small inconveniences that do
not impinge on my civil liberties are a small price to pay
to assist my government in fighting the WOT.



To: miraje who wrote (11059)7/9/2004 3:57:45 PM
From: JakeStraw  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
Any what was on that form that you found so objectionable?



To: miraje who wrote (11059)7/10/2004 1:29:37 AM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 90947
 
I don't think so. IMO, this is similar to searching the baggage and shoes of 75 year old black women at the airport, or 80 year old white men. It must be done, so that the government can claim that the real targets (young, single, arab men, with one way tickets) aren't being racially profiled. Yes, it is very PC.

re: "The latter has much more potential to cause damage to this country than the former, IMO..."