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Dude, the patriot act expired back in March of 2020. Trump threatened to veto it and everyone kinda just shrugged and let it expire https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
by Kamq 3y ago
Dude, the patriot act expired back in March of 2020. Trump threatened to veto it and everyone kinda just shrugged and let it expire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act#Reauthorizations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act#Reauthorizations (scroll to the bottom of the section)
- mc32 3y agoIt's great Trump let it lapse, but there are lots of provisions still in place, such as being able to label political protestors as domestic terrorists --any of the pro or anti Hamas/Israel protesters can be labeled as such if they want to. Spying on Americans is till permissible. DHS is still in effect. Lots of added bureaucracy from that time is still there. Do we need all this overhead? The bureaucracy just keeps on growing. Now, that's not to say some things are not necessary. We need to surveil foreign terrorists and also kerb money laundering, etc. but it should all be above board using legitimate warrants and not secret subpoenas.
- Kamq 3y agoSure, but you specifically called out the patriot act, which hasn't been a thing for 4 years.