Patriot Act Quotes - Page 4

• People talk about the Patriot Act that was passed immediately in the wake of September 11. What the Patriot Act did was break down the walls between the various agencies.

  Robert Mueller

  Wall, Agency, People

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• In America, after 9/11, and after the death of bin Laden, and after two wars, one of them fought, a lot of people think, on false pretenses, and definitely post the Patriot Act, there are a lot of these questions about what can we do to our citizens in order to prevent the next attack.

  Gideon Raff

  War, Thinking, Order

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• Since its enactment in the weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tools in the Patriot Act have been used by law enforcement to stop more than 400 terrorist threats to our families and communities.

  Jim Gerlach

  Law, Community, September 11

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• The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community.

  Paula Poundstone

  Reading, Book, Thought Provoking

  "Richard Lewis, Julie Halston, Paula Poundstone and More Set for August Comedy Nights at Bay Street". www.broadwayworld.com. July 27, 2016.

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• To be patriotic is to be able to question government policy in times of crisis. To be patriotic is to stand up for the Bill of Rights and the Constitution in times of uncertainty and insecurity. To be patriotic is to speak up against the powerful in defense of the weak and the voiceless. To be patriotic is to be willing to pay the price to preserve our freedoms, dignity, and rights. To be patriotic is to challenge the abuses of the PATRIOT Act.

  Sami Al-Arian

  Freedom, Powerful, Patriotic

  "Dr. Sami Al-Arian vs Big Brother's 'Ministry of Justice'" by Eileen Fleming, bigthink.com. 2017.

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• We all deserve credit for this new surveillance state that we live in because we the people voted for the Patriot Act. Democrats and Republicans alike....We voted for the people who voted for it, and then voted for the people who reauthorized it, then voted for the people who re-re-authorize d it.

  Stephen Colbert

  Surveillance State, People, Credit

  "Stephen Colbert gives controversial security conference talk" By Heather Kelly, www.cnn.com. March 3, 2014.

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• It's funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespectacled women. The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. Librarians have stood up to the Patriot Act, sat down with noisy toddlers and reached out to illiterate adults. Libraries can never be shushed.

  Paula Poundstone

  Truth, Women, Book

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• No one in their right mind can say to me with a straight face that the Patriot Act has not aggregated the Fourth Amendment.

  Peter Camejo

  Mind, Faces, Usa Patriot Act

  "Raw Data: Foxnews.com Interviews Peter Camejo". Foxnews.com Interview, www.foxnews.com. February 17, 2004.

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• Congress and the White House are working out their scheme for pushing through a healthcare 'reform' bill that has more pages than the U.S. Constitution has words. I guarantee you that not a single member of the House or Senate has a complete understanding of that legislation any more than they understood all the implications of the USA PATRIOT Act back in 2001.

  Butch Otter

  Healthcare Reform, Pushing Through, Usa

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