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My point exactly. The Patriot Act, essentially, codified it into Federal Law that it is now considered an act of "terrorism" for anyone to promote (in a convincing manner) any belief, agenda, or political goal that is outside the endgame of the "powers that be".
Essentially, the Patriot Act makes ANY citizen of the US, who believes in the Constitution, and the Rule of Law, and holds the belief that the government is the SERVANT of the people (and not their master) a de facto "domestic terrorist"...
Thank you, Bush Administration.
The Republican Presidency, aided and abetted by a Democratically-controlled Congress have effectively made most of the citizens of this nation "suspects" in the "War on Terror". There is no "right" or "left"--they are merely two sides of the same fithly coin, which is minted by the biggest theives of all--the Federal Reserve and it's associated Banks.
Not since the "Alien and Sedition Acts" of 1798 has the government passed a law so brazenly intended to punish people who exercise their 1A rights and to, in such a bald-faced manner, cow and coerce the American People to keep silent when they disagree with the theft, thuggery, and inhumanity of the "ruling class"...
Sometimes, I completely understand what our First Lady meant when she said she used to be ashamed to be an American. The Patriot Act is something that should be shameful and unconscionable to ALL Americans. And the people who voted for it should all be held accountable--in the polls, in the press, and on the Commons of every city and town of our great nation.
I imagine that I qualify for certain--I own firearms and carry them daily, and I own 3 printing presses and know how to use them. I routinely exercise both the 1A AND the 2A regularly, and I imagine a skill set like THAT is REALLY scary to the "powers that be"...