On 1/9/2012 1:50 PM, HeyBub wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote:

I always thought The Patriot Act was Republicans giving Democrats
another tool to use to destroy the country whenever they got into
power. o_O


The Patriot Act was a collection of some 30-odd amendments to existing law
(i.e., nothing new). What provision(s) of the Act do you find troubling?


For one thing, the silly hoops one has to jump through to get something
as simple as a prepaid debit card. The card company told me the asinine
hoops were required by The Patriot Act. Another is the existence of The
TSA, I admit I'm not sure if The Patriot Act itself spawned them or if
it was a similar piece of legislation. Having to jump through all sorts
of government hoops to prove I'm an American citizen to go about my
lawful business ****es me off because the federal government won't
enforce immigration law or take action against protected minority
species when they commit crimes. o_O

TDD