The Witch
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Thu Dec-08-05 02:53 PM
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Leahy to oppose Patriot Act?? (was: Leahy just pounded the podium.) |
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Edited on Thu Dec-08-05 03:03 PM by The Witch
Edit: Did anyone catch the beginning of this press conference? It sounded to me like Leahy was going to oppose the Patriot Act...
Said the Patriot Act would be seen as a *THUMP* "FIAT!" and it wouldn't be respected. It's on C-SPAN 2 -- I just turned it on. He's angry. I am guessing he is not agreeing to it...
Anyone fill me in on what is going on?
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Thu Dec-08-05 02:56 PM
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:01 PM
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4. Arbitrary order or decree |
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fi·at ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ft, -t, -ät, ft, -t) n. An arbitrary order or decree.
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Thu Dec-08-05 02:57 PM
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Edited on Thu Dec-08-05 02:59 PM by Viva_La_Revolution
I was over on CSPAN... :shrug: On edit: there's a thread on Feingold threatening to filibuster http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5546920
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:00 PM
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Leahy's making a big deal of this not being credible and how in his home state they really care about the right to privacy and that sort of thing. But I missed the beginning so I don't know what he announced.
He just said that Ted Kennedy's been stopped from getting on airplanes because he's on the terrorists list. "I've always wondered about him!" :rofl:
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:07 PM
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6. dang! If only I didn't need to eat! |
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Stepped away for a min. to make a sandwich, and Gonzalez is on my TV! WTF did I miss this time?
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Thu Dec-08-05 03:03 PM
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5. "taking away our rights as Americans does not keep us safe" |
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That's what he ended with.
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