Okay, this article (or student opinion) is 2 years old almost to the day, but what this guy says is still pretty riveting.
by Erik Burneyko
Issue date: 2/26/04 Section: Opinionsnip:
"Amendments that are being violated, First Amendment: Freedom of speech and religion; Fourth Amendment: Freedom of unreasonable searches and seizures; Fifth Amendment: No person deprived of life, liberty without due process; Sixth Amendment: Right to a speedy trial, right to be informed of accusations, right to confront witnesses against you and have assistance of counsel; and the Fourteenth Amendment: All persons (citizens or not) within the U.S. are entitled to due process and the equal protection of laws."
"If the government really wanted to keep us safe, they would have paid a little more attention to the memos on their desk stating that al Qaeda was planning an attack on us, or the word they received on suspicious students at flight school not interested in taking off or landing a plane. No, instead our government wants to take away what made this country great, our freedom, our constitution." "These acts are making us less free, and "we" must do our part by putting an end to these acts."
http://www.themontclarion.org/media/paper374/news/2004/02/26/Opinion/The-Usa.Patriot.Acts.Anything.But.Patriotic-619315.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.themontclarion.org
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