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To: Sully- who wrote (11063)7/9/2004 4:17:47 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 90947
 
He has a valid point. WHAT has the Patriot Act got to do with a home mortgage?

If they had a box on there that had next to it "Check this box if you are a terrorist", do you think any would?

What happened to the idea that the gov't ought to stay out of citizens' lives?

If such a form is printed, filled in, and returned, some gov't employee- -at least one- -has to process it, right? More bureaucrats, more tax expense to you. Accomplishing what?