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February 18, 2008 at 07:11:59

Congress, You're Being Eavesdropped on, Too

by Sandy Sand Page 2 of 2 page(s)

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Much to his credit even Bill Maher and his newly returned writers took note of the 'word traps' on his February 15th HBO show. They put together an faux email from one teen to another that used many 'red alert' words and phrases.

Okay, it wasn't that clever, but we all got the point. One thing they left out was the teen asking her friend, "Have you heard the new song "It's Not Unpatriotic to Dis the Prez?" It's da bomb!"

The Protect America Act would be more appropriately retitled and rewritten as the Protect America From the Administration Act.

An independent D.C. think tank just released a report confirming what others have said: Now that the Patriot Act has expired and we're back to doing it the old way, were no less safe than we were before Congress enacted it.

The FISA laws as they stood prior to 9/11 did very well for us.

The people who were in charge and remain in charge did their worst for us.

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Sandy Sand began her writing career while raising three children and doing public relations work for Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). That led to a job as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Chronicle, a weekly publication in Canoga Park, California. In conjunction with the Chronicle, she broadcast a tri-weekly, 10-minute newscast for KGOE AM. Following the closure of the Chronicle, Sand became the editor of the Tolucan Times and Canyon Crier newspapers in Burbank. She is currently a guest columnist for the Los Angeles Daily News and contributor to ronkayela.com