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December 15, 2005

OMG! Two days straight and I am agreeing with Jay?

This just makes sense.... Plain and simple...

Because a bunch of Congresscritters have decided to take the opportunity to tack a whole bunch of other notions on to the original concept of the Patriot Act -- most notably, fighting drugs.
According to TalkLeft, some representative with more chutzpah than sense has decided that the national problem with methamphetamines (in particular the crystal meth variant) is on the same scale as terrorism, and has tacked on to the Patriot Act a whole section to deal with it.

In fact, along with wire taps, library records, and sharing of intelligence among agencies, now the fight to keep all Americans safe from another 9/11 requires that we strictly regulate cold medicine.

This has gotta go, folks. This is politics run amok. This is (most likely) one congresscritter with a bee in his bonnet and more clout than sense or integrity trying to ram through his own agenda under the aegis of fighting terror. If the Patriot Act is to have any meaning and value, it needs to preserve its focus on actually fighing terrorism. If Mr. Sensenbrenner really thinks that Sudafed is a grave threat to the American people, let him file his own bill to control it.

Posted by David A at December 15, 2005 10:22 AM
Filed Under Terrorism | 205 Words

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One way I suspect we differ, David, is that I want that extraneous crap OUT of the Patriot Act, while you want the Patriot Act gone entirely.

So don't worry too much. This agreeing of ours can't last.

Posted by: Jay Tea at December 15, 2005 01:11 PM

Well, we agree again. LOL! I do want it gone entirely, but I want it replaced with legislation that will give law enforcement the ability to fight terrorism, without destroying our civil liberties in the process. As the law is currently written, I believe it would be far easier to write a new one, than to ammend the current version.

Posted by: David Anderson at December 15, 2005 01:21 PM

The quoted NYT article states:

>--Dr. Mary Klotman, chief of infectious diseases at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Manhattan, called the restrictions "reasonable."

"I don't think anyone should stockpile these medicines," Dr. Klotman said.--

I'd like to advise Dr. Klotman that I live overseas in an area (in China) that I can't easily obtain simple cold medicine, and I do indeed stockpile medicines on the 4 trips I make to the U.S. each year. Thanks for the increased suffering!

Posted by: The Unabrewer at December 15, 2005 09:10 PM