USA PATRIOT Act Survives Amendment Attempt

[Thomas Shaddack]

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 Nostra2004 at SAFe-mail.net wrote:

> >But we have a psychological mechanism here; many people tend to be 
> >"tough" when not under direct threat. Then they implement the 
> >mechanism. Then years flow by. Then the prosecutors come. But by then 
> >it is too late to cooperate. They are doomed (though that depends 
> >largely on the available lawyers), but it can save the ones they were 
> >protecting.
> 
> The mechanism Steve suggested probably needs to be applied before you ever see a court order.

That's a matter of course. At the moment the Men with Bumazhkas come, it's 
too late to act.

When the short circuit happens, it's too late to install the breakers.

> Actually, frequent prosecutions could work to the advantage of a select 
> few who choose to become martyrs.  Since it would make it much more 
> likely supplicants would be called upon.

Please explain this thought?

> I posted a few months back offering an alternative to religion in 
> recruitment: the terminally ill.

That's not good for this purpose; their lifetime is too short.