tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post116781244042271019..comments2023-11-06T00:01:30.085+13:00Comments on New Zeal: S.I.C.O.S 3 John ConyersTrevor Loudonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1168124721709224002007-01-07T12:05:00.000+13:002007-01-07T12:05:00.000+13:00It's not a matter of giving them power and that be...It's not a matter of giving them power and that being a bad thing, it is a matter of them not actually READING what is in the laws that they are voting for. That could be a slight problem. And we have never had a bill passed in this country that is even remotely as draconian as the Patriot Act. Thank goodness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1168073251832763202007-01-06T21:47:00.000+13:002007-01-06T21:47:00.000+13:00We have the same problem in NZ.Gives a lot of powe...We have the same problem in NZ.<BR/><BR/>Gives a lot of power to those who draft the laws, I would think.Trevor Loudonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040453691836232676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18947592.post-1167837998421728202007-01-04T04:26:00.000+13:002007-01-04T04:26:00.000+13:00This guy was interviewed by Michael Moore for one ...This guy was interviewed by Michael Moore for one of his docos. Moore asked him why nobody had bothered to read the Patriot Act before voting for it. Conyers said something to the effect of, "Son, do you know long it would take for us to read all the bills that are passed?"<BR/><BR/>In other words, no one in the congress or senate knows what the hell they are voting for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com