long, but interesting

The Bush administration & the end of civil liberties

Patriot I was enacted in an atmosphere of panic, paranoia, and patriotism. Ashcroft mounted quite an offensive when he laid it out before Congress. If you dared to criticize in that hour of peril, you were by definition soft on terrorism. The press now admits that it rolled over for Patriot I; the handful of journalists who questioned its provisions got hate mail and death threats for their trouble. But it left even some Republicans thinking Ashcroft had gone too far.

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local politics

well, our state government passed into law a conceal and carry bill for handguns.  i'm not sure how i feel about this...it means more guns in the general population but what will it mean for crime?  usually, crimes with guns are not carried out by law abiding citizens who go thru all the hoops to get a licensed gun.  i guess we will just have to wait and see what the effects of this new law are to all of us living here in Minnesota.

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