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lazide
on May 24, 2023
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FBI misused surveillance powers more than 280k tim...
Not replying to the original assertion - it was passed 45 days after 9/11, and was 131 pages and 1016 sections.
mcculley
on May 24, 2023
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Yes. I believe that myopic, reactive legislators were able to go to the NSA/CIA/FBI and get lots of input on what they would like in a new bill. I am skeptical that "the Patriot Act was written and ready before 9/11".
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