The AP reports that the White House’s homeland security advisor want an “honest debate” on renewal of the Patriot Act.
Fran Townsend said White House support for extending the entire USA Patriot Act, which expires at the end of the year, is “unequivocal.”How can you have an “honest debate” when you’ve already made your mind up and are therefore, by definition, closed-minded?
“In the debate over the Patriot Act, we often hear about that delicate balance that we rightly must make between freedom and security,” Townsend told the American Bar Association. “I value that debate. The president values that debate. And it is important. What is equally important is that we not permit this valuable tool to be caught up in unnecessary rhetoric.
“I encourage you to keep that debate honest,” Townsend said. “...We really should try to divorce this from partisan politics.”
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