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by scarface_74 1084 days ago
As far as the Patriot Act, when Max Cleland came out against it, the Republicans claimed he “didn’t love his country”.

Cleland lost three limbs in Vietnam. None of his opponents had ever served.

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The only senator who voted against the Patriot Act was Russ Feingold.

>...On October 25, the Act passed the Senate with a vote of 98–1. Russ Feingold (D-WI) voted "no"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act#:~:text=The%20thre....

You’re right. I mixed up the attack ads were not for the patriot act.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a38201636/max...