Source.Dissent lives at the local level. Ninety six municipalities and counties have passed resolutions against the USA PATRIOT Act USA PATRIOT Act [Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorists], 2001, U.S. , and so has the state of Hawaii One town--Arcata, California--has gone further, with an ordinance instructing its employees to disobey dis·o·bey v. dis·o·beyed, dis·o·bey·ing, dis·o·beys v.intr. To refuse or fail to follow an order or rule. v.tr. To refuse or fail to obey (an order or rule). federal requests that infringe in·fringe v. in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es v.tr. 1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent. 2. constitutional rights. Local chapters of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee The National Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which encourages local communities to take an active role in the ongoing national debate about threats to civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, such as the USA PATRIOT are organizing to push similar measures in other places; to follow their progress, go to http://www.bordc.org/index~html. |
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