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The people of the United States have shown in a recent McClatchy-Ipsos poll that 51 percent of them agree "it is necessary to give up some liberties in order to make the country safe from terrorism." Ref. Source 3

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I am probably out of step with most people, but I think the greatest possible way to provide security in the US is to encourage conceal carry laws. Encourage as many people as possible to carry weapons, responsibly. It won't stop all crime or all terrorism, but it will sure put an end to most of the criminals and terrorists. And, since all the laws restricting gun ownership and possession are direct attacks on liberty, it gives the best of both situations, increased security and increased liberty.

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Name: Chase

Comments: That makes absolutely no sense. We may be safe from terrorists but then we will have more domestic criminals and crazies shooting up the place. Were things any safer in the wild west when everyone had guns? Plus what does that have to do with the Patriot Act? The Act makes it so that we can seek out terrorists without a bunch of lawyers trying to make it difficult.

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Things were far safer in the "wild west" when everyone had guns, at least compared to Washington, D.C., Detroit, and Chicago where there are tight gun controls. Just because novels and movies have portrayed that lots of people were getting killed by gun-toting villains, that doesn't mean they portray what it was really like.

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House votes to extend Patriot Act with few changes:

The Democratic retreat is a political victory for Republicans and a major disappointment for Democrats and their allies who believe the Patriot Act fails to protect privacy and gives the government too much authority to spy on Americans and seize their property. Ref. Source 5

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Patriot Act, a Nazi Law: Ex-CIA Officer
By Press TV

"Governments have been willing to use fear, such as fear of terrorism, and fear of the enemy, as a way to get the people lined up in support of government policies. Very often these policies are essentially bad for the people because they take away many of their rights," the former CIA officer said. Ref. Source 9

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US House rejects temporary extension of Patriot Act surveillance powers:

The US lower house on Tuesday rejected a nine-month extension of surveillance powers under the Patriot Act, passed after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The vote now heads to the Senate, with Republicans saying they want the powers permanently instated. Ref. Source 2

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I think the Patriot Act is horrible and should be removed. It's an invasion of freedoms but I can understand why it is enabled. It's one of the ways to keep our country safe from terrorists.