Go ahead, steal this meme

So I stole this meme for my other blog, but I liked it so much I'm going to post it here as well. Feel free to pick it up without being tagged or tagging anyone.

1. Go into your archives.
2. Find your 23rd post.
3. Post the fifth sentence (or closest to it).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.

And the winning post is on the Patriot Act.

The powers of the Act have not resulted in a single conviction of terrorism but have been widely used to spy on activists who disagree with Bush administration policies and to prosecute ordinary crimes, which already fall under other statutes, in order to enhance the severity of the sentencing.

5/26/05.

Unfortunately, it's still timely.