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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
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Tuesday, September 09, 2003 :::
Over on Slate, Dahlia Lithwick and Julia Turner attempt a serious examination of the "Patriot Act". I think of Lithwick as center-left, certainly reasonable; I don't know Turner.Although it passed in Congress almost without dissent in the aftermath of Sept. 11, it's suddenly being revisited, and this time around some of the folks holding opinions have actually read the thing. Some, perhaps. I tend to agree more with this almost-contradiction of their leading statement:Since almost nobody has read the legislation, much of what we think we know about it comes third-hand and spun. Both advocates and opponents are guilty of fear-mongering and distortion in some instances. They're a bit slow about getting to the point, but who am I to complain about that? Link from Juan Non-Volokh, of The Volokhs.
::: posted by Steven at 5:25 AM
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