Why Did 3/4 of Libs/Dems Vote For "Nazi-Patriot Act"?
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People preferred safety over freedom. Bad choice on their part.
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I agree with you.  Just one question, are you a smart Democrat that figured that out or a good Republican?  I'm only partially kidding there.  We are moving towards a socialistic society and loosing our freedoms.  Every time we vote in a new law that restricts our freedoms, and every time we initiate a new program encouraging people to rely on our government to do our work for us.  It is scaring the hell out of me!
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here is another link, its also part of the congressional record, it happened yesterday and they also voted down another amendment which would have refused to fund anything that intentionally ignored the law (FISA, specifically). this is the sad state of the repub congress (and how much "liberal media" coverage has either vote gotten? NADA!\nthe link at the top includes a screenshot of the roll call with the vote results. indisputable!
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Because they are afraid... they know that they have two years to try to convince America that being conservative is wrong, and are afraid its not going to happen... because most people know the truth.\n\nThe truth is of course that what Answerman said is wrong, either through ignorance or he wants to change the facts.  He linked conservatives with NAZI Germany.  Heads up kids, Hitler was a socialist... that's right, a liberal.  It the the liberal, democratic president FDR who had dealings with NAZI Germany.\n\nThe term Neo-Con is in flux, it doesn't have much of a meaning yet.  It is used interchangeable to describe the far right and the right leaning moderates.  If you want to frustrate a liberal when they use it ask what it means.  They get that deer in the headlights look every time.\n\nNote to BrianW_28:  I must have been typing when your answer popped up, I didn't see it.  Congratulations on being one of the few libs around here who can not only spell but use coherent sentences AND string them together to convey coherent thoughts.
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the roots of the nazi party would be a reason. I've never heard of this though.
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It never ceases to surprise me how these unsuspecting little republican twats keep chanting "its for our protection", "i have not lost any freedom". Yeah you have, you don't even have the freedom to walk to your airplane without having to take off your freaking shoes at least once. You don't have the freedom to speak freely, lest some secret agent infiltrates your group and spies on you. You think it goes away at one fell swoop? No. It goes away bit by bit. Slowly enough for you not to perceive. Try calling someone outside the country. They will spy on your phone call. They use what is called "network analysis" (network analysis my ass) to find who you are associated with. If you know someone that knows someone that knows someone that knows someone that knows.... with a muslim name, they are probably spying on your phone too!!\n\nThe whole "terrorist attack" is an elaborate ploy. What terrorists? Why aren't we looking for Osama? "I am not that concerned about him." -- Bush on Osama, the same person he wanted dead or alive.\n\nNot too long ago in a certain country fire destroyed one of its most important buildings. The government blamed it on some immigrant workers. In the aftermath the government also enacted a law that retracted civil liberties of the people. The same government persecuted homosexuals, people of other religions and races and political dissidents. In the years to follow this government invaded a couple countries on the pretext of "protecting western civilization" from the influence of those countries while actually the reason was to expand their region of control. The invasions started a major conflict in the area that quickly grew out of control.\nMuch later when peace was restored, it was found out that the original fire was actually started by the government itself in order to get the ball rolling towards its ultimate goal of world domination.\n\nThink you have heard that storyline before? Think its about the Bush administration? No. It's actually from history, the Reichstag fire and subsequent Nazi Germany.\n\nI wonder if netjr is actually an illegitimate child of Bush. He defends the guy so vigorously: there must be a blood relation.
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The Patriot Act is a pile of crap and there is nothing patriotic about it. It is a way to remove rights guaranteed by the Constitution and is a violation of the Constitution as well.\n\nAlthough some consider it a great and necessary tool to fight terrorism, that's strictly hype by bush and his handlers. Americans are being manipulated by that ignorant, AWOL, son of a bush who has delusions of empororship.\n\nThe founders of our country never intended for such a thing to happen and warned us against it. They also warned us about men like bush, but folks seemed to have had their eyes closed when they put him in office. \n\nThat clown can't even communicate past simple, confused and mixed up sentences, unless some script writer puts words in his mouth.\n\nHaving said that, I think that act ought to be flushed down the toilet.\n\nADDITION: P.S. King georgie dosn't need the act anyway. He just ignores the law and does exactly what he wants, because he's president and that makes him the boss. He said so himself.
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OMG! "The document is only available to the certain members of Congress and the Home Land Security."?????\n\nIt is answers like these that EVERYONE should take shame in. There are good liberals who believe that the Democrats are right and can make good arguments against the Patriot Act. I don't necessarily agree with them, but the arguments can be made. Political debate is the cornerstone of our great republic and answers like the two before mine do a great disservice to our nation and the liberal cause.\n\nIf you are a liberal, I challenge you to challenge these two answers.\n\nThe original text of the Patriot Act can be found in a PDF file here:\n\nhttp://files.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/terrorism/hr3162.pdf\n\nAn online, searchable version can be found here:\n\nhttp://www.asksam.com/eBooks/Patriot%5FAct/\n\nAnswerman and Margret_Moses - please take your nonsense elsewhere. People are actually trying to expand their horizons here.\n\nEDIT: You liberals are absolutely amazing. Here someone is trying to expand their horizons, and you CONTINUALLY spread VERIFIABLE out-and-out lies. If you absolutely insist, I will provide your .gov link to the document:\n\nhttp://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ056.107.pdf#search='text%20of%20patriot%20act%20.gov'\n\nThat is the website to the Government Printing Office (GPO). Official enough for you?\n\nNow, open version and open the link to the findlaw.com link I supplied. Notice anything funny? HEY!! IT'S THE SAME DOCUMENT! Same number of pages, same words on every page, the same document.\n\nAs I said, I can PROVE what I post here ... How are you going to prove your statement, Margret_Moses ... ummmm, I mean Larry_Joe.
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I am not a Republican, but I play one on TV...:-) Seriously, I believe that they feel trading some freedom for more security is a wise policy.  I understand the need to feel safe, and I am generally in favor of measures that increase our security.  However, that does not extend to the Patriot Act, which I see as a slippery slope away from what America is supposed to be.
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it completely and utterly baffles me why people accept the patriot act. with one sweeping legislation, freedoms of americans are obliterated it is uncautionable why it is just acceptable for so many to take away rights that were so hard fought to achieve there is a  lot of blood that was shed for those very rights and they are just giving those rights so easily. the patriot act is bordering on dictatorship and americans need another revolution to fight off their oppressors.
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Wasn't Hamas elected through a democratic process?  Possibly, but perhaps a lot of good people were too scared to vote because of perceived or actual threats.  Who knows if there was massive voter fraud, and who is going to look into the matter?  It even happens in sophisticated socities such as the United States.  But, assume it was a fair election.  Imagine if you took all the Americans who were backwards, uneducated and violent, sprinkled them with a few smart people who are good, what do you think the country would end up with?  Bottom line is a terrorist group was elected, probably by other terrorists and supporters.  I wish some of our citizens who "put down" America (not syaing you were) would go to places like that and live for a while.  You will either die or change your mind about what you should be thankful for.  It may not be perfect, but it is not bad.  Just vote in 2008 and support your choice or party.  At least you have that freedom.
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The similarities are striking. The Nazi party did not suddenly snap into existence and start killing Jews. They slowly gained support by developing a system of acceptance for the absurd (i.e. hating Jews) until, after years of persistence, they got the public to support their genocide and repeated invasion of sovereign countries.\n\nToday, the three pillars of American government are heavily dominated by Republicans, a right-leaning group as were the Nazis. The style is the same: unless you are Christian and white, you are less worthy. This gives them the "moral" ground on which to mount a campaign to pursue similiarly absurd ideas as wiping out Jews (i.e. today, we're detaining and spying on Americans without legal probable cause, murdering "terrorists" who oppose our government, as well as invading sovereign countries).\n\nIs the U.S. government run by Nazis? Not sure. But the similarities are striking.
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The liberals were trying to get felons to be able to vote.  I don't understand why liberals think their voting base are felons.  I guess most of the uneducated people will believe the liberal lies.\n\nOn the other hand, I think most of the liberals on yahoo are too young to vote.  Their best argument seems to be things like, "Bush is a poo poo head"
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I completely agree with Franklin we should not give up the liberties he fought so valiantly for, not for any reason.\n\nNow please tell me exactly what liberties he was talking about that you are saying we are loosing?  \n\nThe liberal press in the name of the almighty $ is the group that is pushing fear in this country because you are buying it.  Supply and demand, you are demanding a artificial fear to try to drive republicans out of the majority.  The press is suppling it by the bucket.  \n\nFor you edification I've provided a link to the bill of rights.\n\nI can only assume you are arguing that somehow IV is being challenged?  \nAmendment IV\nThe right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.\n\nSome how you have assumed that unreasonable means never? Or that the place has not been described? Searches at airports have been described so you know it's going to happen, therefore your rights have not been violated.  Certainly a known terrorist calling you warrants a resonable search to the point of listening to the conversation by our anti-terrorism forces.
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Very good link, Pops but you are missing the point!  Liberals say things to garner votes (which way is the wind blowing?) not to make the world safer.  They don't even believe we are in a war, just arrest a few terrorists and haul them into US courts to mete out fines - Poof! - problem ended.  If you read the link below you will get a very different impression of what Bush must deal with (without liberal support).
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The fact that the Labour Party supported the CND means nothing,that was yesterday. Politicians have no principles they would sell their mothers and your mother also. Like the war in Iraq what's in it for Bliar,Brown and the rest?.Thanks to Bliar and Brown's support for the war when Bliar finally goes he will have a licence to print money in the USA with of course the support of the Bush Family. No doubt Brown has his own agenda for enrichment of himself, sadly none of their real reasons will come out for many years they'll see to that. So much for the Freedom of Information Act
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they all singled out people. salem-singled out so called "witches", mccartyism-singled out supposed supporters of communism and the patriot act-trying to single out suspected terrorists. but in salem they weren't really witches and with mccarthyism, the list of "communist" that he had was really just a list of 205 people. maybe the patriot act will look as foolish in the years to come if it already doesnt.....