Bush urges Patriot Act renewed, expanded

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/19/bush.patriot.act/

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- President Bush urged Congress on Monday to renew the anti-terrorist USA Patriot Act and strengthen it before the law expires next year, saying it gives investigators the tools to stop "terrorist monsters."

"There's only one path to safety, and that's the path of action," Bush said. "Congress must act with the Patriot Act. We must continue to stay on the offense when it comes to chasing these killers down and bring them to justice." snip

"The provisions that are a problem are those that minimize judicial scrutiny of searches and surveillance and that increase government secrecy," Edgar told CNN in a weekend interview. snip

"We believe that the government shouldn't be able to go into your home without telling you, and that it shouldn't be able to get records about what books you've read, your medical records and other private records without any individual suspicion."

"It seems that the president is using this issue as a distraction from some of the findings of the 9/11 commission that show that under their existing powers and existing law, the government did not do enough to protect us from the attacks of September 11," he said.


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[Chico Man]

1. And they used the 9/11 commission to blatantly market the thing

assholes

[saigon68]

2. The Bush Criminals will use this to eliminate their enemies

Watch how they and their hand-maiden AssCrack, eliminate peaceful dissent in this country.

[BeHereNow]

3. Any Congress person who votes FOR it should

Be taken behind the wood shed and given
a sound whuppin by the voters!
Time to clean house, as far as Congress goes,
and we will KNOW who the riff raff are by the way
they vote on this.
BHN

[Media_Lies_Daily]

4. I get the sense that the Patriot Act will not be renewed...

...even conservative Dems and moderate GOPers are having a lot of second thoughts.

[leesa]

5. All you little second amendment, gun-crazed folks might want to pay

attention to this. It's unlikely to be Kerry taking away your guns.