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Originally Posted by stoneric
I'm really computer stupid. This is from the AP. From Sundays antiwar.com in an article headed with, "obama signs renewal of Patriot Act". Just so you know that I actually read that somewhere.
"The Senate also approved the measure, with privacy protections cast aside when Senate Democrats lacked the necessary 60-vote supermajority to pass them. Thrown away were restrictions and greater scrutiny on the government's authority to spy on Americans and seize their records".
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No worries.. about your post. I didn't have a doubt you'd read it.
BIG worries about what's implied in your quote.
Apparently, civil rights aren't important enough for "reconciliation" and jam through.. but a faux health care plan (that is designed to enrich corporations) is.
Isn't that a bit odd?
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