This is the time when they will try to really try to squelch civil liberties, just like they did in the wake of 9-11. They will champion Bin Laden being killed (and use the fear of possible AQ retaliation) as a validation for continuing/expanding liberty-killing "counterterrorism" measures like Patriot Act, TSA, etc. and They know people are more willing to go along with these things after an event like this. Don't fall for it!

(05-02-2011 10:14 AM)BlazerFan11 Wrote:  This is the time when they will try to really try to squelch civil liberties, just like they did in the wake of 9-11. They will champion Bin Laden being killed (and use the fear of possible AQ retaliation) as a validation for continuing/expanding liberty-killing "counterterrorism" measures like Patriot Act, TSA, etc. and They know people are more willing to go along with these things after an event like this. Don't fall for it!

Doubt it. I'm betting the House gives it a few days then tries to get the country's focus back on crippling unemployment, stagflation and a president who doesn't have a plan to address either.

Ummmmm...didn't that happen the first time in the wake of an attack on US and not the taking out of the symbol of their resistance?

Sure thing.

...and so it begins continues

Quote:"Now more than ever, we need access to the crucial authorities in the Patriot Act," Attorney General Eric Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee.

If bin Laden's death has any impact on the law's fate, "I hope...it'll be in the direction of extending the current law," said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. "Most of us believe it's been an effective tool in the war on terror."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_bin_laden_patriot_act