where'd you get that idea?

the US has fair and democratic elections, does not lock up people without a trial, does not torture, and has no weapons of mass destruction..

Yet another step is assuring freedom will overcome terrorism!

It's just too bad Bush can't have a third term. How will we be safe when he is gone?!

I for one welcome our new Jenga playing overlords.

...land of the free?

As in beer, I guess.

In Soviety USA, lame joke applies to YOU.

+5, insightful
+5, informative
+5 years in prison!

The FBI asked /. to hand out certain ip addresses.

This is hilarious. In my country (Australia) we *have* no patriotic act, and also, we dropped two thirds of our national anthem because, well, we really couldn't be bothered singing the entire thing. It's like, we're... America on opposite day.

... Hey, at least here in Australia we have nice beaches and beautiful women and our governing body is just stupid, not totally morally corrupt. Yet.

What are you, as an American, doing to stop this from happening to your country?

Well, I voted against the bozos in the last election, and tried to convince everybody I could to do the same. ;-)

But the proposal appears to grant the FBI more power to seek information from banks, hospitals, libraries, and so on through "administrative subpoenas" without prior judicial oversight. The subpoenas are only supposed to be used for terrorism or clandestine intelligence cases.

I'm one step ahead of them. I chose Citibank [slashdot.org], so my information has already been leaked!

I'm sorry, but even Americans aren't stupid enough to elect a president named "Jeb". I mean, that's some Beverly Hillbilly shit right there.

I'm just glad I'm a Freemason.

When the shit really hits the fan over the course of the next few years I'll be part of the ruling elite. And there won't be any bloody revolution to worry about this time, thanks to a complete control over technology and over most simple, placated minds.

First the US and then the New World Order. It's better this way. For our own good we can't allow population and energy needs to grow unchecked and we can't allow biotech, nanotechnology and other dangerous technology to continue to be developed outside of our guidance where it would be in the wrong hands.

If you seek the light you will know this to be true.

Sadly the current american administration doesn't care about international treaties.

But we welcome the highly skilled americans who wish to join us in Euroland:)

Sorry about that, I got a little worked up by the article and saw straight past the joke. I have a sense of humor, I promise, and next time I might even use it (but that remains to be seen).

Perfect revenge:
1)Note the names of every assho^H^H^H^H^HPolitician who voted for this.
2)Join the Gesta..., euh, FBI.
3)Serve said politicians a nice spoonfull of their own medicine.
4)Don't forget to videotape them.
5)Wait, while this shit is voted back out of excistance.
6)Sell the DVD.
7)Profit!

Quite right. Time to change the process required for a constitutional amendment so that only a bare majority need to agree. Requiring 75% is anti-democratic.

You do not go far enough. For freedom and democracy to prevail, we should carry it further. Why should some old piece of paper block the will of the majority elected government? A constitution is inherently tyrannical; it says that there are things that the government, elected by the people, cannot do. What an insult to the principles of liberty that we hold dear!

If the government, voted in by the people, wishes to pass a law then it should be able to do so. That's democracy. Anything else is liberal tyranny and should be abolished.

People get up in the morning, commute for a couple hours, work for ten or twelve hours, telecommute for a couple more hours. Feed the family. Pay the bills. Try and save a bit for retirement (or children's education, etc). Fix the broken shit in the house. Spend quality time with the kids and wife. Get some rest before doing it all again the next day.

.... And then dance and drink and screw, because there's nothing left to do ...

Eurasian spies are everywhere....

It's Eastasian spies, we have always been at war with Eastasia.
Please call into the Ministry of Love on your way home

"America - Land of the Not As Bad As North Korea" Thats this mornings Tshirt.

That is if you can call american beer beer.

I have a wonderful visual image of a band of swedish chefs rising up and saying "De hurdy gurdy patriot acten is badden-flaggen" ...

Or did you mean "kooks"? http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=kooks [reference.com]

Allow me to introduce my friend, Sarcasm. Sarcasm meet Anonymous Coward #29483

There's more than enough tyranny for both Russia and America to sink into dictatorships! Why be greedy?

*bing!* Dark side points gained.

yore - aint now
your - aint mine
you're - first part of ".. a redneck if"

there - aint here
their - aint our
they're - first part of "... coming to take you away"

from Eddie Izzard:

"Two languages in one head? No one can live at that speed!"
"But the Dutch speak three languages and smoke marijuana..."
"Yes, but they're cheating"

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
(Thomas Jefferson)

It's a sad day when I feel so nervous quoting a founding father. Oh, crap. I hope they can't subpeona people with this, in addition to documents. My wife probably wouldn't risk a year in prison to let anyone know...