Patriot Act Revisited

May 11th, 2005

It’s been 4 years since Congress was rushed into the passing of the Patriot Act. It was a troublesome time, and knee-jerk decisions were made to appease the masses, and calm the terror fear. It was at this point that the Bush administration unleashed their Orwellian nightmare upon the American populace, and Congress pushed the bill through without much discussion or debate.

Many of the provisions of the Patriot Act have come under fire from both sides of the party platforms. Human rights activists have worried that the bill would be used to further encroach privacy and civil liberties. According to reports, the bill had been invoked 108 times over a 22 month period by police entering and searching a home or office without notifying the owner.

Congress has stated that they will hold hearings before a portion of the bill’s provisions set to expire on December 31, 2005. Unfortunately, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has already stated that any revisions to the current version would be modest. So much for lifting the veil of secrecy and suspicion of the Bush theocracy.

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