A powerful defense of the Patriot Act from Federal Judge Michael B. Mukasey. Far too many people blindly condemn the Patriot Act, without the slightest clue as to what is in it. Compare that to the slavish devotion to the "assault weapons" ban which is laughably easy to bypass (I have on more than one occasion since it's passage purchased high capacity,i.e. 20-30 round, magazines for my Ruger Mini-14. All perfectly legal)and yet is defended by the anti-2nd amendment left despite knowing nothing about it.
As per prior posts, we are engaged in a WAR! So WAAAAHHHH!!!!! if you are inconvenienced. Judge Mukasey made an especially pithy statement regarding the alleged racial/ethnic/religious profiling supposedly running rampant in America:
>>>No doubt there were people taken into custody, whether on immigration warrants or material witness warrants, who in retrospect should not have been. If those people have grievances redressable under the law, those grievances can be redressed. But we should keep in mind that any investigation conducted by fallible human beings in the aftermath of an attack is bound to be either overinclusive or underinclusive. There are consequences both ways. The consequences of overinclusiveness include condemnations. The consequences of underinclusiveness include condolences.<<<
This editorial should be must reading for conservatives and liberals alike. The Patriot Act is designed to protect us from those who wish to kill us. It may not be perfect, indeed it may need some modification but it certainly deserves better than outright dismissal stemming from utter ignorance.
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