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Will Obama ban the Patriot Act?

The following is a list of known terror plots thwarted by the U.S. government with the Patriot Act, since Sept. 11, 2001. • December 2001, Richard Reid: British citizen attempted to ignite shoe bomb on flight from Paris to Miami. • May 2002, Jose Padilla: American citizen accused of seeking “dirty bomb,” convicted of conspiracy. • September 2002, Lackawanna Six: American citizens of Yemeni origin convicted of supporting Al Qaeda. Five of six were from Lackawanna, N.Y. • May 2003, Iyman Faris: American citizen charged with trying to topple the Brooklyn Bridge. • June 2003, Virginia Jihad Network: Eleven men from Alexandria, Va., trained for jihad against American soldiers, convicted of violating the Neutrality Act, conspiracy. • August 2004, Dhiren Barot: Indian-born leader of terror cell plotted bombings on financial centers (see additional images). • August 2004, James Elshafay and Shahawar Matin Siraj: Sought to plant bomb at New York’s Penn Station during the Republican National Convention. • August 2004, Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain: Plotted to assassinate a Pakistani diplomat on American soil. • June 2005, Father and son Umer Hayat and Hamid Hayat: Son convicted of attending terrorist training camp in Pakistan; father convicted of customs violation. • August 2005, Kevin James, Levar Haley Washington, Gregory Vernon Patterson and Hammad Riaz Samana: Los Angeles homegrown terrorists who plotted to attack National Guard, LAX, two synagogues and Israeli consulate. • December 2005, Michael Reynolds: Plotted to blow up refinery in Wyoming, convicted of providing material support to terrorists. • February 2006, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi and Zand Wassim Mazloum: Accused of providing material support to terrorists, making bombs for use in Iraq. • April 2006, Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee: Cased and videotaped the Capitol and World Bank for a terrorist organization. • June 2006, Narseal Batiste, Patrick Abraham, Stanley Grant Phanor, Naudimar Herrera, Burson Augustin, Lyglenson Lemorin, and Rotschild Augstine: Accused of plotting to blow up the Sears Tower. • July 2006, Assem Hammoud: Accused of plotting to hit New York City train tunnels. • August 2006, Liquid Explosives Plot: Thwarted plot to explode ten airliners over the United States. • May 2007, Fort Dix Plot: Six men accused of plotting to attack Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey. • June 2007, JFK Plot: Four men accused of plotting to blow up fuel arteries underneath JFK Airport in New York. • March 2007, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Mastermind of Sept. 11 and author of numerous plots confessed in court in March 2007 to planning to destroy skyscrapers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Public Comments

1. I hope not. Intersting to see how all this plays out. From Reuters: Iran has test-fired a new type of missile during war games near the Iraqi border, state television said Tuesday, after warning the United States it would respond to any violation of Iranian airspace. The English-language Press TV said the Iranian-made missile, named as the Samen, was successfully tested Monday by the elite Revolutionary Guards in the western border city of Marivan. They also tested artillery and rocket launchers, Press TV said on its website. Iran’s armed forces have staged frequent maneuvers in recent months, coinciding with speculation of possible U.S. or Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear ambitions. In a move that further heightened tension, Iran in July test-fired nine highly advanced missiles, including one which reportedly could reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East. Iran’s army last Wednesday said U.S. helicopters had been seen flying close to Iran’s border and that it would respond to any violation, a message analysts said seemed directed at U.S. President-elect Barack Obama more than American troops in Iraq. The November 5 statement followed a cross-border raid last month by U.S. forces into Syria, an action that was condemned by Damascus and Tehran. The United States and its Western allies suspect Iran is seeking to build atomic bombs, a charge Tehran denies. I think the irony of our times is this, when GW was President, the world might not have loved America, but they respected us. Now that Barack Obama is President, the world loves America, but definitely does not respect us… http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed2/idUSTRE4AA4N220081111
2. I hope not. Note that there isn't anything recent, which could be very good news, or very BAD news.
3. YES HE WILL! He is hitler! Only his sheep can't see what WE can see!
4. Probably will. I don't know why people are so afraid of this. Those that want it done away with probably have something to hide.
5. He intends to issue national security letters to all terrorists demanding that they tell on each other.
6. I couldn't get past the first one December 2001, Richard Reid: British citizen attempted to ignite shoe bomb on flight from Paris to Miami. Wasn't that dude beat up and restrained by other passengers? What did that have to do with the patriot act? I'd be happy to see it gone, but that's not going to happen. A few adjustments are definitely in order.
7. No He voted for it himself
8. I hope not, though I dont think those examples show that the patriot act was the key reason those attacks were thwarted.
9. No he won't. He will keep it in place to spy on HIS adversaries, not any terrorists. This is the way of socialist leaders. Every time he is caught red handed using it for his own gain he will blame it all on Bush...
10. I heard he'll be reversing many things and it's about time. The patriot act is one of them as is habeus corpus. Everything Bush did that was inappropriate, like tampering with the constitution, will be rectified by Obama.
11. I should hope so. It's a huge failed lie. Your list is funny, though LOL
12. Republicans allowed a few racist religions to guide their ideaology for decades. They mistook a revival of racism and hate for a revival of morality, believing hatetred was the right way. God will never allow evil to go on forever GOD MUST BE VERY ANGRY AT THE REPUBLICAN, WHO WON'T?? AFTER THEY KILLED 200 THOUSANDS INNOCENT IRAQI CIVILIANS!! The Entire Human Race Are Insulted by GOPs!!!! The GOP Are Whole Bunch LOSERS!!
13. You neglected to explain how the Patriot Act helped thwart those plots. "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin-
14. He voted against it initially but the second time it came around he voted for it. I suppose that means he in all likelihood will not veto it should when it comes around again. I find that kinda disappointing because as isl247 pointed out you did not provide any information pertaining to HOW the Patriot Act helped anyone stop anything. We are on a slippery slope to a fascism here. Of course I don't think the Patriot Act is anywhere near "draconian" or anything, but I fear it might be the first step to losing the very America we seek to protect. What is the use of protecting ourselves if we must give up what makes this country great? Our freedom. It only takes one generation to tremble and demand protection. The government steps in to protect them... but then never steps back out.
15. he will ban the bill of rights or the first en admendments of the constitution. Every one know the first admendment. and f you don't know the rest just look it up.
16. Hopefully he will since there is nothing at all patriotic about the patriot act and is nothing but a total violation of everyone's civil liberties a little fact not many people know. when it was drafted it couldn't make it through congress, so they went through it and took out all the parts that are causing all the problems today. they voted on it and the vote passed. a few select republican leaders stayed late that night and added all the things that had been taken out back into it. the next day it was sighed into law and the rest as they say is history. sorry that is supposed to say "do not know"
17. Most likely! He wants rights for the prisoners of war that we have!
18. No reason to read all that junk. We can protect ourselves at the same or better level with all of our Constitutional RIGHTS in place! Returning the US to the rule of law will not make you less safe. Costs a lot less, too. BTW The US is broke and will be broke for a decade or more. Doesn't matter who is President. Even though there has been an increase in productivity every year...we cannot pay for our needs military or domestic out of the tax base because our wages are going down and profits are being out-sourced. Worry about something we can do something about. Besides, if Dick Cheney had not been in charge of NORAD on 9/11 those planes would not have hit target. Case closed.
19. I hope so. It's unconstitutional.
20. We can all hope he wont but we all know that he will. He is a liberal and all who hope he will govern from the center, well he will dash those hopes on day one.