April 12, 2005

Patriot act recurs. No film at eleven.
posted by orococo 19 years ago
  • NewsFilter WashingtonPostFilter NewsAtElevenFilter WellIHopeThisDidn'tComeAsASurpriseToAnyoneFilter IfYouWantToKeepThisUpWhyNotPayThe5BucksAndGetYourselfARealFilterFilter
  • Err, make that FilmAtElevenFilter.
  • Fortunately, the majority of Americans are very interested in issues such as this, and in discussing them to reach a common sense conclusion. This legal challenge, coupled with what is sure to be a significant public reaction to government-restricted liberties will no doubt spell the end of the Patriot Act as we know it.
  • Wow. Meta-squelching. Me: "If a tree falls in the forest, and there's--" FBI: "There are no trees." Me: "Hunh?" *SMACK* "Owww! Hey, you hit me with a blackjack!" FBI: "There are no blackjacks." Me: "What? It's right--" *SMACK* "OW!"
  • The article was written last year, in clase anyone misses the date in the headline. This got a bunch of buzz when it happened last year. More pressing is that some of the "temporary" parts of the patriot act are going to expire soon and, of course, congress is working hard to renew them...
  • Time to live off the grid. not even sure that's possible anymore, actually.
  • "Off the grid" means no internet porn. You'd never survive.
  • Yeah don't be a fool! *clicks 'Boobies' link*
  • The Patriot Act has within it provisions that forbid publication of even challenges to the act. This is one step away from secret laws. With congress gritting and straining to renew the "temporary" (yeah right) parts of the PA, how far do you think we are from secret legislative acts, laws which cannot even be discussed, much less challenged?
  • From the title, I assumed this post was about this.
  • Just because I love weird lawmaker hijinks and don't wanna post a newsfilter about it, West Virginia lawmakers unwittingly vote in English as official language Sorry for the derail.
  • Can I just ask - does "[no] film at eleven" mean a kind of 'move along, there's nothing to see, watch this and forget this is happening? I assume it's a US thing...
  • Yes, I believe it's an old US TV news reference to promos for nightly news coverage: "Tabby cat beats the holy fuck out of mailman, film at eleven." Just a way of saying this ain't exactly news, so we really shouldn't be surprised.
  • Oh, sorry, missed context on this. In this context, it's marking the fact that news coverage of challenges to the act is not allowed.
  • I thank you. God bless.