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The Police State - The PATRIOT ACT (part 2)

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On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the USA PATRIOT Act (PATRIOT) into law. PATRIOT gave sweeping new powers to both domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies and eliminated the checks and balances that previously gave courts the opportunity to ensure that such powers were not abused. Most of these checks and balances were put into place after previous misuse of surveillance powers by these agencies were uncovered including the revelation in 1974 that the FBI and foreign intelligence agencies had spied on over 10,000 U.S. citizens, including Martin Luther King.

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http://w2.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/Terrorism/20011031_eff_usa_patriot_ana...

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  • AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET US FREE

  • "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."

    - Benjamin Franklin

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