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Americans Are Living In 1984
By Paul Craig Roberts

Americans have succumbed to propaganda that has conditioned them to believe that they are under attack by practically omnipotent adversaries. Ref. Source 8

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There's a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says
By Spencer Ackerman

You may think you understand how the Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says it's worse than you've heard. Ref. Source 7

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The Patriot Act: When Truth Becomes Treason
By Susan Lindauer

Trust me when I say, Americans are not nearly frightened enough. Ref. Source 5

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If you don't give up some of the rights you enjoy now then you might not be able to enjoy any if you're dead because of a terrorist attack. This isn't meant to be used against regular Americans this is for the suspicious characters like those who flew the planes into the WTC.

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FBI sharply increases use of Patriot Act provision to collect US citizens' records:

The FBI has dramatically increased its use of a controversial provision of the Patriot Act to secretly obtain a vast store of business records of U.S. Citizens under President Barack Obama, according to recent Justice Department reports to Congress. Ref. Source 1

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Senator asks if FBI can get iPhone 5S fingerprint data via Patriot Act:

"Passwords are secret and dynamic; fingerprints are public and permanent," Wrote Sen. Franken. "If you don't tell anyone your password, no one will know what it is. If someone hacks your password, you can change it-as many times as you want. You can't change your fingerprints Ref. Source 8

Patriot Act - Page 5

Senate blocks extension of Patriot Act provisions

The Senate early Saturday blocked a bill that would have extended three key sections of the Patriot Act for another two months, leaving the leadership in a tough spot as the deadline loomed and Congress prepared to take a week-long recess for the Memorial Day holiday. The bill failed on a procedural vote, not garnering the required 60-vote threshold to move forward. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he would reconvene the Senate on May 31, just hours before the expiration, in hopes that lawmakers would come to an agreement. Ref. USAToday

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FBI admits no major cases cracked with Patriot Act snooping powers:

Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz said that between 2004 and 2009, the FBI tripled its use of bulk collection under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which allows government agents to compel businesses to turn over records and documents, and increasingly scooped up records of Americans who had no ties to official terrorism investigations. Ref. Source 7z