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Expose the Patriot Act and Define Fear

We want to know what will happen to the Patriot Act with the next President. In fear America gave up it's constitutional rights which was fundamentally dangerous. Bush's lack of concern for that danger should have been the brightest red-alert. We must understand the rights we lost and what Obama will restore. Breeding fear must be defined as nothing short of pure manipulation.

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SAVE THE CONSTITUTION! Repeal the patriot act.

Just in case you don't know, the patriot act is an act that allows the government to arrest and detain anybody (yes, anybody) that they suspect of terrorism. This means people can be held for up to nienty days WITHOUT A TRIAL. No evidence is needed, just the vaugest suspicion of terrorism. Detainees are often held at the god-forsaken Guantanamo bay detention center and tortured.

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