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Originally posted by Griff
think I'll look at the Dec of Ind seems like proper courts used to be a big deal... Rep. Ron Paul actually used the "R" word this week.
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Did he really? The "R" word, eh? Heh. I'm not surprised.
Ron Paul's probably the only member of Congress who'd have the balls to use it. Do you remember where you saw it, Griff? It's probably a gem; I'd like to check it out.
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How long do you see these courts and the supposed temporary PATRIOTIC Act lasting? I'm thinking they'll become a permanent part of the empire... war without end and all that.
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You mean H.R. 3162? The "
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001"? <sarcasm>Who knows? I don't think anybody's ever read it. Certainly not the people in Congress who voted for it. Wasn't it Leahy who complained that there were only two copies of the bill in the entire Senate, and that nobody'd had time to read it before the vote?</sarcasm>
Seriously, though, I seem to recall reading that most (but not all) of the provisions in the bill have a 4-year sunset limit. But a lot can happen in 4 years. Bush's executive order is another matter. I don't think there's any limit on executive orders, is there?
Gotta go... gonna run out to the store and stock up on .30-30 ammo before they decide that my Winchester Model 94 is an assault rifle.
