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I suppose the Green Party doesn't care for the anti-civil libertarian provisions of the notoriously named Patriot Act, invading privacy, and being able to search your home, and not tell you for 72 hours.

Ralph Nader

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Ralph Nader
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: February 27
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