Meth Crackdown & The Patriot Act (How Does That Relate)

Patriot Act Includes Crackdown on Meth Use By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suffer from springtime allergies? You could be among the first affected by the USA Patriot Act poised for final congressional passage this week. Besides terrorism, the bill takes aim at the production of methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug that cannot be manufactured without a key ingredient of everyday cold and allergy medicines. The bill would impose new limits next month for how much relief a person can buy over the counter. And beginning Sept. 30, it'll take a flash of ID to buy that medication. The legislation sponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. and Jim Talent, R-Mo., would blanket the nation with one policy that would put medicines containing pseudoephedrine behind the counter and out of the reach of meth cooks.

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Someone please explain to me how the mfg of meth in the US by US citizens has anything to do with terrorism or the Patriot Act. All the legislation will do is drive meth production south of the border and we all know how porous that is. This is just another example of the government run amok and instead of fixing a minor problem, they instead cause a new and greater problem.