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Published 9 years ago by darvinhg with 4 Comments
by darvinhg
9 years ago 4

Senate Approves USA Freedom Act, After Amendments Fail

"It protects civil liberties and our national security," President Obama says. "I'll sign it as soon as I get it."

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  • messi
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    Patriot Act. Freedom Act. I don't think so. The government will continue spying on us, regardless of passing unconstitutional laws which delete our rights.

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  • ubthejudge
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    Who comes up with all these stupid names for all these laws that infringe on our freedoms? 'Patriot Act', 'Freedom Act'? Get real.

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    • AdelleChattre
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      The same guy, actually: Rep. James Sensenbrenner, who authored both.

      No doubt some credit is due to Orwell, however.

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