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uponit7771

(90,382 posts) Sun Jun 9, 2013, 09:34 AM Jun 2013

QUESTION: What did you think the Patriot Act authorized?!?! [View all]

A. Bake sales
B. Cookie Raffles
C. The viewing of kitten pictures on the internet
D. More government powers to watch crap inside of US
E. Other

Thx in advance for any input

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QUESTION: What did you think the Patriot Act authorized?!?! [View all] uponit7771 Jun 2013 OP

Why do you think I call it the Enabling Act of 2001? hobbit709 Jun 2013 #1

Shusssh, someone might figure out what comparison you are making 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #3

Let them. I'll give them my mother's phone # and she'll tell them all about it. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #5

As the name suggests... KansDem Jun 2013 #2

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2013 #4

QUESTION: What does the Fourth Amendment protect? nt woo me with science Jun 2013 #6

The ability of fudr to encourage delayed poutrage? uponit7771 Jun 2013 #7

Namecalling. Check. woo me with science Jun 2013 #8

I've called no one names and Obama wasn't born in Kenya....sorry, usually I have to tell uponit7771 Jun 2013 #9

Wow. Meltdown. woo me with science Jun 2013 #10

President Obama ProSense Jun 2013 #12

Like a broken record, woo me with science Jun 2013 #13

Please ProSense Jun 2013 #15

Nonresponsive. woo me with science Jun 2013 #16

Denial, ongoing. n/t ProSense Jun 2013 #18

Obama was cleared by a FISA cout that approved every single secret request in 2012 DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #22

A. Bake sales. Shortly after that I started seeing a lot of bake sales Autumn Jun 2013 #11

The very best answer on this train wreck of a thread. nt woo me with science Jun 2013 #14

Just another commentary on the bush years, bake sales to take care of Autumn Jun 2013 #19

Train wreck = your ad hominem attacks after link and quote posts....noted uponit7771 Jun 2013 #24

It was rushed through by Bushco and Republicans and centrists, so I assumed it was bad law Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #17

Which one? jazzimov Jun 2013 #20

It sure as hell didn't authorize anything of which a true patriot would would approve DFW Jun 2013 #21

The freedom of the government to chase imagined bogeymen by spying on us. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #23