# Patriot Act

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act/171995>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 29, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act/171995 "2003-04-29T20:42:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act/171995/61 "2003-05-05T21:24:18Z")

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> \*Originally posted by lander2k2 \*  
> \*\*Whatever. I see it as a shifting of the constraints from a telephone number to a person. \*\*

You used to have to have a name AND a number. Now you just need a name. That is a loosening of the standard, by any definition.

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**Author:** ![lander2k2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@lander2k2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lander2k2)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patriot-act/171995/62 "2003-05-05T23:34:23Z")

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**DCU** :

Alright, I see your point on that phone number thing.

Are we done now?

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