jdavidb's Journal: Finally against the Patriot Act

Liberals and libertarians have been decrying the Patriot Act for years now, and even though that time period has seen me go from "conservative" to "stark raving mad anarcho-capitalist" I still haven't really felt like there's been anything to get upset about. So far, I hadn't heard real evidence that civil liberties of non-terrorists had been curtailed in meaningful ways.

All that changed today when I ran across this. I have now taken a firm stand and call for the immediate repeal of the Patriot Act.

I only partly agree...

[FroMan]

I live on psudephrine and gauphenison or however those buggers are spelled. Almost all year round, I'll probably take it 1-3 times a week otherwise I get congested in the chest and sinuses.

So, I have been noticing that they need my DL all the time for about 6 months now. It is annoying, but they seem to either not double check the amount per month, or that is specific to the author's area.

Anyways, I find this stuff nonsense and it should be repealed. But the whole of the patriot act is not necessarily ba

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[StalinsNotDead]

but they seem to either not double check the amount per month

If by "they" you mean the pharamcist, no they probably don't double-check.

But if the "they" in question is an employee for the DEA, yeah they probably check and have you listed somewhere.

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[FroMan]

Yeah, but as long as they let me have my soma I don't care if the DEA thinks ill of me.

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[jdavidb]

So, I have been noticing that they need my DL all the time for about 6 months now. It is annoying, but they seem to either not double check the amount per month, or that is specific to the author's area.

Yeah, I haven't heard of that restriction. Could be the store selling to him doesn't know what its doing. :) OTOH, I basically buy two packs in November/December and that's it, so maybe I just haven't hit the limit. Maybe they were just worried about the guy since he said he wanted to buy ten!

But the

Yeah - I buy a box of Primatene once in a while

[Degrees]

And the Drivers License thing ticks me off. If this isn't government regulation because we are all "presumed guilty", I don't know what is.