tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post6347877169022850004..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: Let the Clock Run Out on the NSASheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-20124923011398748122015-05-27T14:13:47.469-05:002015-05-27T14:13:47.469-05:00I didn't spell it or the USA PATRIOT Act out f...I didn't spell it or the USA PATRIOT Act out for a simple reason: I couldn't bear to.Sheldon Richmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-49447276282320432382015-05-27T14:05:57.778-05:002015-05-27T14:05:57.778-05:00I can't believe how obnoxious they can get wit...I can't believe <i>how</i> obnoxious they can get with the act titles (and I wonder why you didn't spell it out before your parenthetical comment): Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-Collection, and Online Monitoring Act. I've heard of fulfilling obligations, but how can one fulfill a right? And how can they claim to be <i>ending</i> those activities?Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006904787527262772noreply@blogger.com