Guest Opinion: 'True Patriot' would restore rights

[drewb]

The backlash against the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 is picking up speed and snap.


On Sept. 24, Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul introduced the Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act (HR3171) to repeal the most controversial sections of the Patriot Act as well as some of the more egregious actions taken by the Department of Justice.


When introducing the True Patriot Act, Kucinich told members of the House: "Twenty-four months after the Sept. 11th attacks, this nation has undergone a dramatic political change, leading to an unprecedented assault on the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights."


http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2003/10/13/build/opinion/guest.inc

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Go, Dennis and Ron!

We need to have the despicable 'Patriot' Act overturned!

[teryang]

2. Great news

Why is it called an opinion piece? In any case this article provides a good thumbnail review of what is wrong with the Patriot Act section by section. Thanks for this post.

[drewb]

3. Glad you like it.

Being new here I wasn't sure exactly where to put it....

[benfranklin1776]

4. An important piece of legislation to rally around.

This would be a significant step towards reinvigorating the fundamental protections secured by the Bill of Rights which the (UN)Patriot(IC) Act attempted to unconstitutionally legislatively snuff out.

[salin]

5. It is in the right place

given that it is a stated Guest Opinion piece.

But it does warrant discussion. Perhaps starting a discussion based on this article in GD would ensure more people read/think/discuss the article.