Hey, this is over the due date! Disqualified! :P
Damn funny though, the right opposed the bill in 1995, then becomes the party to propose it in 2001. I think the Aldrich Act and later Federal Reserve Act was the same swindle.
Excuse for Patriot Act to keep getting extended is the war on terror continues... so still "needed". The war on terror will never end, Patriot Act is here to stay. Maybe the larger war on terror will end when they achieve one world government, but then still exist as people will fight it and need more Acts for greater powers domestically to squash the rebels who fight the empire.
So, busted!
Yes, I am officially and thoroughly disqualified...again.
If I ever finish part 2, it will also be disqualified, don't you worry ;)
Yes, the 2 party fallacy is on full display with these types of laws as the
perpetual war on terror is never ending. The only way I see the war on terror ending is when there's a new common enemy, an invasion from space maybe, or an invisible enemy that will require an even greater perpetual war...
It's always interesting to observe when there's a crisis how these policies are rushed through in a panic. It's not always clear if it's the Hegelian - Problem, Reaction, Solution - but they sure are ready with the solution at all times!