Thread: Do you think it's right
View Single Post
Old 09-04-2007, 05:51 AM   #19 (permalink)
kmchugh
Citizen
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 6
Points: 1,822, Level: 25
Points: 1,822, Level: 25 Points: 1,822, Level: 25 Points: 1,822, Level: 25
Level up: 22%, 78 Points needed
Level up: 22% Level up: 22% Level up: 22%
Activity: 0%
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
kmchugh is offline 		Reply With Quote
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by forester814 View Post
That was one of the many exciting and innovative features of the Patriot Act.

Whether it's right or not (and it's not), it's legal.

Thank our president for that one!
Wait a minute. You know, I've read the PATRIOT Act from start to finish. People keep telling me that we lost important rights to the PATRIOT Act, but can't point to even a single right they have lost. As far as high schools providing the phone numbers of graduating seniors, I've never even seen a hint of such a provision. I'm not saying you are wrong, perhaps I missed that part. So could you direct me to the appropriate section of the PATRIOT Act? I'll even help you out. The full text of the PATRIOT Act, as approved by Congress can be found here:
EFF: USA PATRIOT Act

Now, I don't know what the big deal is here. I graduated from high school in 1977. Even then, recruiters had the names and numbers of graduating seniors, and most, if not all of us, got those phone calls.

How hard is it for a kid to say "Not interested, please don't call me anymore."? In the end, its just a phone call. No different than any other phone solicitation.