http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2002/07/10/20020710/ Every Band of Freaks Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:24:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2002/07/10/20020710/comment-page-1/#comment-2322 douglas.nerad » Welcome Back Patriot Act Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:22:27 +0000 http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/thoughts/2002-07-10.html#comment-2322 [...] Later it is discovered to have a few rather unsavory parts and many more besides what I have quoted; here is more. Finally a few lawmakers got their heads out of their asses and started paying attention. I was relieved to hear even some Republicans beginning to wonder about the trampling of their freedom this bill allowed (though only 14 had the balls to vote against it). [...] [...] Later it is discovered to have a few rather unsavory parts and many more besides what I have quoted; here is more. Finally a few lawmakers got their heads out of their asses and started paying attention. I was relieved to hear even some Republicans beginning to wonder about the trampling of their freedom this bill allowed (though only 14 had the balls to vote against it). [...]

]]> http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/2002/07/10/20020710/comment-page-1/#comment-2287 douglas.nerad » Republican Convention Sun, 01 Oct 2006 01:47:00 +0000 http://douglas.nerad.org/journal/thoughts/2002-07-10.html#comment-2287 [...] “What the hell are you talking about?” you ask. I’m talking about the rights all of us lost very shortly after September 11th, 2001. The USA Patriot Act, no matter what they tell you, is an infringement on our freedoms (see my previous article). Further, this President is more than willing to show his prejudice for a specific segment of our population: homosexuals. If you think this isn’t prejudice then you do now know what prejudice is, nor have you experienced it. [...] [...] “What the hell are you talking about?” you ask. I’m talking about the rights all of us lost very shortly after September 11th, 2001. The USA Patriot Act, no matter what they tell you, is an infringement on our freedoms (see my previous article). Further, this President is more than willing to show his prejudice for a specific segment of our population: homosexuals. If you think this isn’t prejudice then you do now know what prejudice is, nor have you experienced it. [...]

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