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by Dirlewanger 2512 days ago
Of course it was timing. A Democrat in office during 9/11 would have made no difference. Nobody was seeing straight at that time. Everyone wanted the federal government to do something about those darn terrorists. With the PATRIOT Act passed, it was like that quote from the Stars Wars prequels: "So this is how liberty dies: with thunderous applause..."
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Biden wrote the patriot act and Clinton couldn't pass it at the time, but Bush was able to.