Monday, March 21, 2011

Re: Re: The PATRIOT Act is unconstitutional

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Congressman Lamar Smith wrote:
The PATRIOT Act is vital to our intelligence community's ability to track terrorists. The three expiring provisions of the PATRIOT Act are the roving wiretap authority, the authority to obtain certain business records held by third parties, and the definition of a "lone wolf" terrorist. These specific intelligence-gathering procedures comply with constitutional protections and have been consistently upheld by the courts. I am confident that Congress has crafted these laws to protect both our civil liberties and our national security.
You are incorrect, Representative Smith. The infringement of my constitutional rights as a citizen of the US to due process under the law in hopes of deterring a "lone wolf" terrorist, is not only foolish, it is a slap in the face of justice.

You clearly do not have any idea what is vital to the protection of our civil liberties.

I will no longer recognize you as my representative.

You must be recalled.

You, Mr. Smith, are a tyrant, and a traitor.

-Nels

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