Word: patriotism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...what do you think about the Patriot Act being up for renewal...
...There were some things in the Patriot Act that were good. Some of the information training provisions, the updating of laws to account for today’s technology. Those are good things. But the provisions like going to libraries and bookstores and finding out what people are buying and checking out without adequate safeguards—that’s what needs to be changed. The sneak-and-peek searches are troublesome because of a lack of adequate due process. There are things that need to be changed. It shouldn’t just be renewed...
...Nothing galvanizes politicians like a new military threat, however. The antisecession law appears to have muted objections to the U.S. arms deal. Taiwan should eventually be able to augment its tiny submarine fleet, and add more Patriot antimissile batteries and antisub aircraft. The hardware won't be enough to win an arms race, but it sends a signal that Taiwan is prepared to stand up for itself...
Holy Cross won’t be dancing this year, having been upset by Bucknell in the Patriot League championship. But the Crusaders are fortunate enough to do battle with Notre Dame tonight in the first round of the NIT, a contest that will finally prove where God’s loyalties really...
...EXPECT TO HOLD HEARINGS ON THE RENEWAL OF THE PATRIOT ACT? Yep. I think the Patriot Act is an important act and ought to be reauthorized. Breaking the barriers so that you can use, in criminal prosecution, evidence obtained on a warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is very important. I think that getting access to private records like library books without the traditional showing of probable cause needs to be re-examined. People on both the right and the left agree that there are civil-liberties questions involved. The secret of America is balance...