FR Poll Thread: "The Patriot Act Should be..."

Free Republic ^ | 6-13-2005 | DTogo

[DTogo]

As recently suggested, here's a thread to allow FReepers to post (if they want to) how they voted on this poll, why, etc. Let's keep it civil! :)

[Durus]

I guess the founding fathers were afraid for their stashes when they wrote the BOR. Your thought process, as an American citizen, it troubling.

[TomasUSMC]

I would add, " If you arn't worried about something, your not trying hard enough."

[B4Ranch]

There is no reason why someones professed religion should protect them from our legal system or scrutiny by there neighbors.

[sheltonmac]

"The Patriot Act Should be..."

Extended
33.5%


Made permanent
22.0%

Over 55% of "conservatives" agree: big government is good (as long as the GOP is in control), and true "patriots" will gladly exchange liberty for perceived safety.

[Fierce Allegiance]

He's a heck of a lot better than the choices we had in the last 2 elections, but he's no conservative. The border policy & out of control spending disgust me.

[B4Ranch]

Did your German friend specify any particular things?

[Dan from Michigan]

Now that's gun grabber logic. The same old BS "If it saves one life". The bottom line is that the Patriot Act wouldn't have mattered there.

[Durus]

Why declare martial law and a draft? What purpose would either one of those two things serve?

Does the idea of a police state fill you with warm feelings of security?

[Fierce Allegiance]

Someones religion should be of no significance to our government or our neighbors. I'm thinking Halocaust here.

[CSM]

How valuable is life without freedom?

[TomasUSMC]

How is the patriot act defending us against Islamic terrorism.
Especially when our borders are not guarded.

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Urrrrrah

EX ACT LEEEEEE!

WHY spend 500 dollars on an alarm system for your car if you always keep the windows all the way down, the door wide open, the convertible top down, and the keys in the ignition?!

[dakine]

Dropped...

Not the original design of Fed. Govt....

[Brad’s Gramma]

Big ole dittos, Laz....

[inquest]

And finally if you have nothing to hide then you got nothing to fear!!!

Except that I just might have a number of things I'd want to hide - from the government, that is. Wouldn't mean I'm an enemy of the U.S., however.

[processing please hold]

There is no reason why someones professed religion should protect them from our legal system or scrutiny by there neighbors.

But, being a muslim is all the rage today. It doesn't matter that they flew planes into our buildings. Being muslim today means being given carte blanche.

The Patriot Act takes away from American citizens. We didn't fly planes into buildings yet we are having our rights taken away.

[april15Bendovr]

How valuable is freedom under terrorism?

[billbears]

I still believe President Bush screwed this whole thing up when on Sept11, he did not, Declare War on Syria, Iran and Iraq,( Since they were the top three countries that the State Department had on their terrorist sponsoring list.)

Sponsoring terrorists perhaps that were involved in attacks on other nation states, which is none of our business. And why would a 'conservative' such as yourself all the sudden take the word of the State Department as gospel? I remember a year or two ago, the State Department was right up there next to Satan as most hated and couldn't be trusted for anything.

And yet our administration took the word of the CIA and other intelligence agencies to attack a pretty much defenseless nation state on the threat of invisible WMDs. Any condemnation of those groups?

[sheltonmac]

I wonder how many selfish people wouldn't mind changing their opinion on having the patriot act implemented if it were to save them on 9/11/01 standing on the top floors of the WTC as the planes hit and they had to decide to jump off the building hitting the pavement at 200 MPH?

So, is that the philosophy that has replaced "Give me liberty or give me death"?

[B4Ranch]

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

[inquest]

Considerably moreso than no freedom and no terrorism, not that such a choice is even necessary.