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'Celebrating' 14 Years Since America Kissed Its Freedoms Goodbye

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Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,

If you haven’t already, now’s the time to get out your party hats to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the USA PATRIOT Act.

You know about the law, I’m sure; passed barely six weeks after the 9/11 attacks, the USA PATRIOT Act is one of the most sweeping, liberty-destroying pieces of legislation in American history.

Remember the rule of thumb: the more high-sounding the name of a law, the more disastrous its effects. And the USA PATRIOT Act absolutely conformed.

It stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Interdict and Obstruct Terrorism.

And this name is truly disingenuous when you think about it.

Seriously, how was America to become more ‘united’ by allowing warrantless searches, vastly expanding the powers of secret courts, and completely doing away with entire sections of the Constitution?? That’s just absurd.

The name itself is a cruel joke on liberty.

At 132 pages, the USA PATRIOT Act was a pretty beefy piece of legislation. But what most people fail to realize is that the law is entirely incomprehensible.

Instead of simply stating in black & white what the new dark powers of government would be, the USA PATRIOT Act makes obscure modifications to other laws.

Here’s an example of what I’m talking about, pulled from page 20 of the text of the legislation:

Section 3123(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended (A) by inserting “or other facility” after “the line”; and (B) by striking “, or who has been ordered by the court” and inserting “or applied, or who is obligated by the order”

Is that supposed to mean anything to anyone? The language is completely mystifying.

Well, as it turns out, this precise section is part of what authorizes the government to monitor your phone and Internet communications.

This is, of course, one of the primary criticisms of the law: it was rushed through Congress before anyone had a chance to read or understand it, at a time when everyone was scared and willing to give the government any power it wanted.

The end result was a de facto Police State in the Land of the Free.

Faceless government agencies now spy on every form of communication, local police turned into federally funded paramilitary forces, and the Fourth Amendment became an endangered species.

Earlier this year, several key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act were set to expire. It was an opportunity to take back some of the freedom that had been lost.

Yet Mr. Hope and Change himself, Barack Obama, signed multiple bills into law to extend, and even expand, the USA PATRIOT Act’s powers.

It’s amazing when you think about it: a nation that was founded on the principles of personal liberty, which fought the Nazis and built the most powerful economy in the world, is so fragile and afraid of men in caves that it cannot imagine its existence without Orwellian surveillance programs.

George W. Bush used to famously say that terrorists hated America for its freedoms.

So he and Barack Obama conveniently solved that problem by eliminating America’s freedoms.

This is life now in America 2.0; it’s not the America we once knew, and it’s time to adjust accordingly.

I invite you to listen in to today’s podcast as we discuss some of the most striking differences between now and America’s golden days.

You won’t believe what once used to be possible in the Land of the Free.

(click image for podcast)

 

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Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:49 | 6719529 pocomotion
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AUDIT SOMEBODY NOW.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:07 | 6719577 Victory_Garden
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And what some one said, that ain't all folks!

Here we see the babalonian plan to destabilize and destroy America in more detail.:

http://empireexposed.blogspot.co.id/2015/10/how-globalists-are-dividing-...

Meanwhile the people of America get poorer, as isreal gets richer. Kinda like supporting that other related at the hip terrorist organization isis, or whatever the fruit of the day name they use. It is just disgusting that such horrendous criminality and corruption goes on and on, and yet not a thing is done to stop the festering oozzing pusy slime that continues to kill off the people and the planet.

And some say the bank holiday is on during the holidays. Question is, which one? Will they start moar woar to distract? Will the floating fat turd of the fixed economy and markets make it to Jan 7, 2016?

Go lizards!

http://theinternetpost.net/2015/10/26/bad-news-for-retirees-no-social-se...

 

 

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:54 | 6719686 Boris Alatovkrap
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"Patriot Act" is sound so wonderful. Boris is imagine firework, hot dog, and apple pie! Ironic how state is so effective use flattery word to steal life and liberty from citizenry. Beware of future legislation call Happy Fun Act, because is maybe end of any happy or fun in society.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:12 | 6719722 TBT or not TBT
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Many disabled people were given spiffy roles to play in our society that day, plus protection from firing, a pay raise, pension and health care benefits!    I am speaking of course of the subcontracted retards who used to man airport security.  The INS time servers who let those guys overstay  their visas were alresdy set for life and unaccountable.   

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 02:43 | 6719861 wee-weed up
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Yep, thank George W Bush for the implementation...

And Obozo for putting it on steroids and abusing it to the MAX.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 06:21 | 6720018 nmewn
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Keeping the country safe FOR bureaucratic paper pushers, thieving unionized TSA agents and schizophrenic "law makers" for over a decade now! ;-)

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:41 | 6720151 Took Red Pill
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" the more high-sounding the name of a law, the more disastrous its effects"

You mean like The Affordable Care Act?

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:54 | 6719769 MASTER OF UNIVERSE
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Boris is forget flags for Patriot Happy Fun Act Day celebrations with hot dog is apple pie.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 06:58 | 6720062 Wahooo
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And soaring eagles.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:06 | 6720079 doctor10
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911 served to cement the oligarchy represented at the time, and still today, by the Bush/Clinton crowd;

while they themselves probably had "nothing" to do with the details, those for whom they work wrote the blueprints

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:53 | 6719543 coast
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Jim Willie says the federal reserve is printing 1 trillion dollars a month and he has proof...I dont believe everything I hear, but Jim says one trillion dollars a month...Countries dumping U.S. treasuries etc....I know that some of you dont like Jim Willie, nor PCR, but thru my research, they are my go to guys. PCR does not get the main stuff that Jim Willie gets but he has knowledge and a truthful heart. As far as war, its not about trump, or presidents, etc, its about bankers...And to them, their allies are pawns, and the U.S. are the knights...all they care about is the queen...the queen being power and control and all the money....for those who dont believe in good and evil, and how the old testament spoke of these things, need to wake up....

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:11 | 6719695 DavidPierre
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Listen up to Dr. Jimmy Willie ...THE MAN!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adsErowi86E

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 02:33 | 6719853 atomicwasted
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Jim Willie says a bunch of crazy shit about various things, but his track record with regard to (1) gold, (2) monetary policy, and (3) how the SCO is methodically replacing US structures has been close to 100%.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:56 | 6720173 BaghdadBob
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Jim Willie, though interesting, has a far from accurate track record. Though if you listen to him often enough, he likes to point out the opposite so often as if he's trying to convince himself of his own musings. He does border on the 'tin foil hat' brigade as well (Mentions HAARP way to often). I've been tuning into his broadcasts for a few years. He ain't that correct. Far more convincing, to me, is Martin Armstrong - He who nailed down the global shift of 2015.75 months/years ago. Hey presto; Vlad & his SU-34's swoop into Syria almost on cue Sept 29th and the whole global superpower consideration took a huge step east. Amazing.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:54 | 6719547 PoliticalRefuge...
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Forward comrades!.. sincerely George Bush.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:53 | 6719548 Jorgen
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Add CISA to the 'celebration':

 

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:28 | 6719627 greenskeeper carl
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Read the link. Paul, Rubio, Cruz, and graham all bravely didn't vote.... Thanks guys, good looking out. Sanders, to give credit where it is due, did vote against it

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 05:58 | 6720000 VinceFostersGhost
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All hail king Ryan......he doesn't work weekends.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 06:43 | 6720047 Chupacabra-322
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These Pure Evil Degenerate Scum Fucks deserve everything & anything that's coming to them.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 06:57 | 6720059 Wahooo
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A non-vote has the same effect as an affirmative vote. They all voted for it.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:38 | 6719647 Rusty Shorts
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Government agents steal gold & silver - Why Edward Snowden is a hero

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8HBM6kn2Sc

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 06:55 | 6720057 Wahooo
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I see Paul voted for it. Traitor.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:54 | 6719550 Ms No
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Don't be sad everybody at least we have Obama Care. Who needs liberty when you have that awesome sauce.  USA USA USA! 

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:57 | 6719556 coast
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Irans oil is about to come on the market...just a heads up....and they wont be stuck to the petro dollar...is it time for those who do not believe in good and evil and why the old testament was written to show us what is happening to wake up?   Its interesting, how so many who talk of the violence in the old testament, still want to kill the banksteers....hypocricy at its best.  

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 22:58 | 6719560 wisefool
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I am pretty sure that any cyber security firm that roody juliani endorses can protect my pension.

Then I passed newtownian physics. 

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:10 | 6719564 Arthur Schopenhauer
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The politics of our nation since 9/11 have been the politics of fear.

Who took our freedoms?

How did they do it?

And why?

We've all been Mussolini'ed.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:16 | 6719594 ebworthen
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"Terrorist's" and all that.  Result?  They're all headed to Europe and here, as the Constitution is raped.

Makes you wonder if 9/11 wasn't the biggest false flag ever; and who's ass are we kissing now?  Oh yeah, Saudi Arabia's.

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:39 | 6719648 Vatican_cameo
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9/11 was the biggest False Flag since the Gulf of Tonkin.  Look how much of the Bill of Rights they were able to destroy in such a short period of time.  The "New Pearl Harbor" as Bush said before and after 9/11.  The "Constitution Free" zone is the best.  Any Real Estate within 100 miles of the Border (or coastline) is not under protection of the Constitution at any time.  Almost 80% of the population could be searched, arrested and detained indefinitely for no reason at any given time, for any length of time.  They should have picked a name like the "Gulag" act or something more appropriate.  Thank you for your personal touch on the destruction of the Constitution, Co-Idiots McCain and Levin.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:17 | 6719728 TBT or not TBT
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Nicolas Cage saved our National Treasure from WTC7 just in time.   Sounds unbelievable but there it is.  

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 05:09 | 6719973 dreadnaught
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dontcha just love the PRIVELIDGE of being able to speak in FREE SPEECH ZONES!?

 

 

thank you NATIONAL SEKURITY STATE

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:48 | 6719643 Rusty Shorts
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Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:45 | 6719662 Solidus Snake
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Damn the Patriots!

Tue, 10/27/2015 - 23:45 | 6719665 GRDguy
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It's obvious that the Patriot Act was (and is) highly UNPATRIOTIC!

What's really sad it that the wording in the Act had been sitting on the shelf just waiting for the right moment.  This Act was NOT put together in six weeks.  Like they say, anything that happens in government had been planned for a long time.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:07 | 6719705 rejected
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" it was rushed through Congress before anyone had a chance to read or understand it, at a time when everyone was scared and willing to give the government any power it wanted."

Bullshit,,, No one was skeered! Hell they knew who was behind the demolition derby. Plenty of time for assistants to read the filthy disgusting garbage.

The Traitors Act was written by the neo nazicons long before 9/11 and was part of the package.

I'm so tired of reading this crap. The US government is the constitution and the country's No. 1 enemy.

Dumbshit Americans are Enemy #2 who gave it all up without a whimper. (Hope PCR doesn't mind me using some of his material)

 

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:28 | 6719744 o r c k
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Post 9-11 I remember not fear but hope. Hope that this great tragedy could unite us and give us a common goal. That almost anything was now possible with this shared moment. A somber but very positive few weeks until the FEAR was turned on.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:10 | 6719717 YesWeKahn
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Give me liberty, give me freedom. Fuck patriotism

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:10 | 6719718 YesWeKahn
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Give me liberty, give me freedom. Fuck patriotism

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:23 | 6719735 onmail1
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<-- America == CronyCabalsCommunism

(FACT : LeninWasOfJewwishOrigin)

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 02:34 | 6719854 atomicwasted
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lol what

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 00:47 | 6719761 MASTER OF UNIVERSE
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Patriot = Fascist = Corporatist = Empire = Necropolis = ZOMBIES

[GAME OVER]

 

[PLAY AGAIN]

INSERT QUADRILLION DOLLAR COIN HERE

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[PRESS GAME START]

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 02:34 | 6719856 atomicwasted
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THE ONLY WAY TO WIN IS NOT TO PLAY

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 01:04 | 6719786 Joe A
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On 9-11 America was attacked. On 9-12 the Patriot Act was taken out of a drawer.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 05:31 | 6719988 DuneCreature
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On 9-11 America was bamboozled. On 9-12 the Patriot Act was jammed up America’s ass by the bamboozlers. ….. Not to put too fine a point on it.

 ~ DC

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 06:57 | 6720060 overmedicatedun...
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amazing how 1000 page laws are ready to go when the right crisis comes along...almost like they need false flags to get the really bad stuff done..

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 11:43 | 6721254 DuneCreature
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Almost like?

They have literally worn out that playbook.

~ DC


Wed, 10/28/2015 - 04:28 | 6719942 SmittyinLA
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Here's a factoid, Jamie Gorelick wrote the Patriot act while working for GW Bush.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 06:41 | 6720045 Falling Down
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Esteemed member of the House of Saud busted with 2 tons of amphetamine at Beirut airport:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/lebanon/11955937/Sa...

Article doesn't say where the stuff came from. Gee, I wonder who the source was, in this case?

 

 

 

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 08:04 | 6720189 GMadScientist
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Fenethylline?! Yech, speed is already grinding the gears more than biology will allow, but that stuff is just fucking unholy.

http://www.smarternootropics.com/2014/01/captagon-the-smart-drug-fuellin...

"Captagon was originally designed by Degussa AG, a German pharmaceutical company infamous for being the inventors of Zyklon B, used to gas people during the Holocaust. "

Irony, have you no bounds?

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 06:50 | 6720054 Atomizer
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Under the United States Patriot Act, Hillary Clinton should be behind bars. 

Still Report #446 - Can Hillary Survive Indictment? - YouTube

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:04 | 6720072 Atomizer
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Modern day political hacks are voted in through special interest groups. They don't give a fuck about you, just the kick back money. Any Government official is a public servant to the United States of America. They work for you. Not Koch enterprise, gay fuck liberals, or Climate change nutters. 

Trump has called them on the carpet. 

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:10 | 6720088 ToSoft4Truth
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Why did Bush let Clinton and Obama pass this??  And where was Boehner?

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:28 | 6720128 Atomizer
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He was pounding back a few drinks at Stetsons.

http://www.stetsons-dc.com/index.php

Wrote off his bill to the taxpayers. 

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:11 | 6720092 Who was that ma...
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Yup.  The "land of the free" has become the land of the freebie.  The "land of opportunity" has turned into the land of entitlement.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:20 | 6720108 Atomizer
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One more powerful point. United States of America is adopting Brussels standards to push laws through without debate. It's no longer a democracy. Hidden meetings and decisions are not part of process. Transparency is a illusion. You're just a taxable smut to treacherous money laundry fleecing. 

VIDEO: Nigel Farage blasts Angela Merkel and ...

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 08:23 | 6720243 bunnyswanson
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Norman Dodd - The Hidden Agenda For World Government

Interview (nearly 1 hour.  Very informative!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5eHdTk5hjw&feature=youtu.be

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:24 | 6720114 MasterControl
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Funny, can't find the name "Joe Biden" anywhere in this article.
Expand Tyler. 

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:26 | 6720120 Werekoala
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Thank you for pointing out USA PATRIOT ACT is a backronym and capitalizing it. Most people don't even know that much. Perfect example of a Name Nobody Would Dare Vote Against, developed in less than a month. Good work, staffers!

Oh - you know why you can't buy Sudafed and other once-over-the-counter drugs without presenting I.D. to a pharmacist anymore? USA PATRIOT ACT. Stuffy Noses Run Free! That'll stop terrorism.

A very flexible "law", 'tis.

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:44 | 6720158 Atomizer
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Do me a favor, post the new revision of Patriot Act. Mrs Atomizer is about to come out to Lani and bitch about not getting a shower. They need to see the latest revisions. Here see goes. We don't appear at a Zionist job (Just over broke). Have it easy. Winks. 

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 08:08 | 6720200 GMadScientist
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Fight em on "restraint of trade" there, Mr. Heisenberg

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 07:57 | 6720178 NuYawkFrankie
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"They" are illegitimate.

"They" have no authority to grant or revoke "freedoms"

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 08:06 | 6720199 GMadScientist
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FWIW, you don't have to read the bills in "edit" form; they're available on thomas.gov in post-edit form as well (not that it makes digesting the death of liberty any easier, it just involves less cognitive tapdancing to read then weep).

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 10:10 | 6720707 Not if_ But When
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Once again, Bernie Sanders was one of the relatively few Senators who voted against CISA (74-21).  Also voted against the Patriot Act.  Just two of the gigantic basketful of reasons not to support hillary.

Disgracefully, there are a substantial number of intelligent people out there fully willing to trade everything this country was built upon for supposed security. And their voices will be reguarly heard with all the voting coming up.

 

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 10:51 | 6720975 Jack Daniels Esq
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Bush41 hit ME, we got 9/11 - Dubya gave us 9/12 - fuck USG

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