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ACLU Back Rush
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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Burger, you're rational, so I'm glad you said this. I can't get anyone who says "rights erosion" to tell me what rights have eroded, beyond suspected terrorists who were grabbed and held incommunicado, or the guys at Gitmo. Put aside these guys, and not asking you to agree these actions are right, what other rights have eroded? I understand the slippery slope argument of grabbing guys who appear to have some tie, and how it could get to looser ties. Anything else? Honest question, please answer.
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http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=1594302(spree: NPR audio link dated 1/12/2004 The Justice Department says the controversial USA Patriot Act provides invaluable tools to track down terrorists and prevent any future attacks. But since it was quickly passed into law just over two years ago, the Patriot Act has also been used in other types of criminal cases -- everything from fraud to political corruption probes. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.)
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