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riot act

NOUN
  1. a vigorous reprimand
    I read him the riot act

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  • In resubmitting the legislation for renewal of what many consider the most controversial provisions -- and some label downright unconstitutional provisions -- within the Patriot Act, the Republican Rules Committee decided to allow only 60 minutes of debate. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
  • During the debate on the Patriot Act, I rose on the House floor to remind my colleagues that secret courts, no-knock searches, and nationwide warrants were all things our founding fathers had fought to gain their freedom from.
  • You watch too much fox news (the lapdog of the ultra right conservatives, who interestingly and hypocritically is on the same network that show some of the worst of the worst television has to offer.) @Mike – patriot act, was the 2002 GOP-led congress. EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - A new day….
  • The democrats on the other hand have joined the president on many pieces of legislation, including the horrific Patriot Act, the fundless No Child Left Behind Act, and even the baseless Iraq War. Joe Lieberman, Putting Self before Country, State, and Party
  • He was incandescent with rage as he read the riot act to us in his office. FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori
  • And Twickenham chiefs will read the riot act to players to avoid any repeat of their shameful off-field antics. The Sun
  • And Twickenham chiefs will read the riot act to players to avoid any repeat of their shameful off-field antics. The Sun
  • But when you put the escalation next to Obama's wavering on the public option; next to his broken promises of transparency; next to his stances on the Patriot Act and Gitmo; next to his full-on abandonment of his NAFTA pledges -- well, you get the kind of demoralization that Kos's new poll shows. David Sirota: The Demoralized Democratic Base
  • He'd put up with a lot of bad behaviour from his son and thought it was time to read him the riot act.
  • (How many people actually read the PATRIOT Act. Talk about newspeak and double-think.) Mjh's blog — 2009 — August
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