tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post8460453730610403790..comments2023-03-29T01:10:33.929-06:00Comments on Not The News - Life in Mérida, Yucatán: The National Security Letter - Are These Gringos Nuts?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-408717084346963622008-11-11T09:24:00.000-07:002008-11-11T09:24:00.000-07:00People should read this.People should read this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-61873030833828880752007-07-05T16:06:00.000-06:002007-07-05T16:06:00.000-06:00The Patriot Act is not "slightly fascist", it's pr...The Patriot Act is not "slightly fascist", it's pretty nearly entirely fascist.<BR/><BR/>There are now two Connecticut librarians who are the only people who can talk about life under a "National Security Letter" -- they filed suit (thanks, ACLU), and, because they were on the verge of getting real information or a favorable court decision, the feds gave in, lifting the gag order and leaving Rodneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301777595404508495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19851261.post-32147521116508057222007-03-30T08:37:00.000-06:002007-03-30T08:37:00.000-06:00Yes, I suppose this is true, that the US can 'stil...Yes, I suppose this is true, that the US can 'still' call itself the 'land of the free' precisely because people are talking about these issues. And perhaps my thinking has been overly influenced by my twice a week dosis of the free talk live radio show, but still it doesn't seem very free when, if you want to talk about, in this case, the receipt of a National Security Letter, you must do so William Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563360535051219212noreply@blogger.com