Why did Kerry & Edwards vote for the Patriot Act?

[For PaisAn]

I really would like to know if either candidate has answered this question. Can any of their supporters justify this vote? Please, stating that all other Senators except Feingold also voted in favor does not answer the question. Those other Senators are not running for President and their votes do not exonerate Kerry & Edwards

[ModerateMiddle]

1. Legislation

is always pretty tricky. There were some elements of the Patriot Act that really would have helped this country defend against terrorism in our midst. The major problem with the Patriot Act wasn't the Act itself, it was the very strange enforcement of it by the Ashcroft Justice Department. When you consider the timing of its passage along with the information coming out of Minnesota about Massaoui (sp?) and the FBI not being able to get the immediate information they needed, perhaps to stop the WTC attacks - I can easily understand why it passed.

Hindsight is 20/20.

[For PaisAn]

2. dupe - please lock

[RetroLounge]

3. They're morons?

eom

[lcordero]

4. so that they could use it when they became president