[libertyman]

No way...I'm going to send them an e-mail thanking them for voting "no". The Patriot Act is flat-out unconstitutional--& why I'm disappointed that the Act itself wasn't repealed entirely, this is a good start.

[new yorker 77]

You can take a vacation with McCain and Bin Laden.

There is nothing unconstitutional about the Patriot Act.

There is something very stupid about those who look to make forgetting 9-11 our national pastime.

[Wuli]

"The Patriot Act is flat-out unconstitutional"

How so? Explain how it differs from things like the prior approved methods involving organized crime? If you can.

[jammer]

Thanks for saying that. I was going to post a "Good for Them" until I read your better stated post.

[madconservative]

I agree with you. The Patriot act is not Constitutional. I sympathize with its creators, in that America is facing a serious threat that has to be dealt with, but I have to err on the side of Ben Franklin, who said

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

The problem is that the American public does not have a realistic view of the war we are in against Islamic Extremism. They want safety, but lack the fortitude to wage true warfare on those who would kill us. So they try feebly to trade basic liberties and privacy to make up the difference for porous borders, and squeamish anti-bloodshed-at-all-costs press.

From such crises the Leviathan of Government does grow. Which brings me to another favorite:

"Government is not reason. It is not eloquence. It is a force, like fire: a dangerous servant and a terrible master".
-George Washington

[billbears]

So am I. Actually considering their stance, I may well send them handwritten thank you notes as well

[Doohickey]

Whoa. Only took seven posts for a rational POV. Personally, I'd rather be free than "protected".

[BlackbirdSST]

No way...I'm going to send them an e-mail thanking them for voting "no". The Patriot Act is flat-out unconstitutional--& why I'm disappointed that the Act itself wasn't repealed entirely, this is a good start.

BTTT! I'll do the same! Blackbird.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Still have that lying tagline I see. And you are clueless as to the constitutionality of the Law as well.