, SecurityFocus 2004-10-12
He may not have trashed any hotel rooms, but U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft spent over $200,000 of taxpayer money in a four-week, 31-city tour last year promoting the controversial USA PATRIOT Act, according to a report by Congressional auditors released Tuesday.
Expand all |
Post comment
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-13
Anonymous (3 replies)
Anonymous (3 replies)
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-13
Anonymous (6 replies)
Anonymous (6 replies)
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-14
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-14
Benjamin Franklin (1 replies)
Benjamin Franklin (1 replies)
Patriot Act tour carried a hefty price tag
2004-10-19
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anonymous (1 replies)
You're missing the point. Gov't doesn't always play fair, there is a well-documented record of severe abuse of law-enforcement (for ex.) power to track/interfere w/people and groups some gov't people find inimical to their interests, extra-legally or otherwise.
There are also issues of times when it is necessary to break the law -- such as horboring freed slaves 150 yrs ago, and some feel as strongly, some refugees today. Culture and laws change by these acts; no culture is a monolith and the U.S. has historically been good at allowing changes to leak through (occasionally anyways :-)
Just because "you are doing no wrong" does not make monitoring you RIGHT!
[ reply ]
Link to this comment: http://www.securityfocus.com/comments/articles/9703/28786#28786