• Random Dent@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Full disclosure, I’m also not American. But I was thinking of the Patriot Act, which IMO was a huge power grab by the Executive Branch and paved the way for a lot of the problems (especially widespread indiscriminate surveillance) that are present today.

    It’s up to the Americans of course, and I remember there being protests about it, but I was really surprised they just let that go on without getting rowdy.