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Re:The American prison system’s war on reading by authed on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @08:11PM (#29399490)
Oh my gosh... that is a crazy argument. Reminds me of Bush & Obama that allowed spying on everyone because of a terrorist attack (not sure, but Trump also probably signed an extension of the "PATRIOT" act, and Biden is next.)
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Re:The American prison system’s war on reading by opo on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @12:25AM (#29400994)
>...(not sure, but Trump also probably signed an extension of the "PATRIOT" act, and Biden is next.)

No Trump did not extend it:

>...After President Donald Trump threatened to veto the bill, the House of Representatives issued an indefinite postponement of the vote to pass the Senate version of the bill; as of December 2020, the Patriot Act remains expired.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

We will have to see what Biden does.

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Re:The American prison system’s war on reading by authed on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @08:59AM (#29403638)
> as of December 2020, the Patriot Act remains expired

That's great to hear.

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