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BComplex

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9. The Homeland Security Bill and the Patriot Act ALLOWED that they could act outside the Constitution

Reply to Ford_Prefect (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 10:00 AM

Jul 2020

That whole period set up the country for Trump, or some other narcissistic megalomaniac to take over the country. It has to be repealed. It never should have passed, but Cheney and Rumsfeld had this wet dream, and 9/11 made it come true.

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One thing it made clear is that DHS and I.C.E. operate outside the Constitution. Ford_Prefect Jul 2020 #6

+1! CrispyQ Jul 2020 #8

The Homeland Security Bill and the Patriot Act ALLOWED that they could act outside the Constitution BComplex Jul 2020 #9

As I said DHS is an aberration crushed through congress in the fear of post 9/11. Ford_Prefect Jul 2020 #12

Absolutely. It should be repealed immediately, and trump proves it. BComplex Jul 2020 #15

Yep dalton99a Jul 2020 #10

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