Thread: The Patriot Act is nothing new
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Old 08-04-2008, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ReillyT View Post
Lincoln ignored the Due Process provisions with respect to US citizens. Roosevelt followed suit 80 years later. Bush again tried it recently. Do you see a pattern? Does a continuing practice of suspending rights during wartime not qualify as an erosion of liberty? Do rights cease to matter when the Executive (or Legislative) branches say so?
Especially when it's a war on terrorism or drugs. One that can't be won. These wars will go on forever!
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