Why Americans should celebrate Ashcroft's tour to defend Patriot Act

[Andy_Stephenson]

WASHINGTON, DC -- Americans should celebrate the fact that Attorney General John Ashcroft has launched a public relations campaign to defend the USA Patriot Act, Libertarians say, because it proves that public opposition to the measure is growing.
"Let's roll out the red, white and blue carpet for John Ashcroft and force him to explain this un-American legislation," said Libertarian Party Executive Director Joe Seehusen. "The more the nation learns about the misnamed Patriot Act, the less they're going to like it."

Rushed through Congress within weeks of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the legislation grants the government sweeping new surveillance and arrest powers. As a result, legislatures in three states and 165 communities have passed resolutions either condemning the law or refusing to help federal agents enforce its provisions.

http://www.lewisnews.com/article.asp?ID=62288

[RobertSeattle]

1. What pisses me off the most about the (Un)Patriot Act

Is that if (for some reason) the Clinton/Gore administration had proposed exactly the same thing in the fall of 2000 every Republican this side of the North Pole would have been in a tizzy. But since their glorious leader proposed it, welllll, that's a different matter....

[tom_paine]

2. Just the customary characteristics of Propagandized Totalitarians

The Double-Standard.

Of course it's ok if the Emperor tracks your every move and pruchase and hospital visit and makes it available at the touch of a button to Freepers and friends of Freepers.

Because he is so trustworthy.

</sarcasm off>

To witness this Orwellian penomena one only has to look to Grandpa Bush's business partners, the Nazis, as they were shrieking to all the world how the Jews had victimized them.

Goebbels v2.0 (Bushevik Version), creates the exact same archetypes and automatopns and Goebbels v1.0 did.

Lucky for us Crunch Time is still a long way off. When it comes, my above statement will become more obvious and clear.

[ameriphile]

3. Yep

Remember when conservatives whined about the federal government's "intrusion" into Americans' private lives?

[Andy_Stephenson]

4. Yes but that was when Democrats were doing it....

When curious george does it is is aOK.

[bobthedrummer]

5. Working families are opposed to PATRIOT II and for the repeal of

PATRIOT.
http://www.labornet.org/news/0603/sflcwar.htm