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05/28/2003

... but only that financed by international terrorists. Jamestown, the town that takes up the entirety of the island next to mine, may officially reject the Patriot Act.

Ramesh Ponnuru has a great column addressing the common myths about that act in the current print edition of National Review (unfortunately, it is not online). Certainly, nobody interviewed for the local newspaper to which my link leads had any interest in addressing specific points. In fact, the history teacher quoted toward the end of the article brought to mind the danger of such comments from people who seem to have some sort of authority or expertise but really have none... or very little.

At any rate, if the city council passes the measure, I'm sure terrorists looking to circumvent the Patriot Act will appreciate the beacon of freedom so strategically placed between Boston and New York — and with such fantastic scenery. While not related except superficially, the report reminded me that the perpetrators of the first World Trade Center bombing were caught in my Jersey shore hangout: Wildwood.

Posted by Justin Katz @ 05:52 PM EST