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+ | The '''Jingoism Act''' is a fictional piece of legislation signed into law by President Joe Lawton and then renewed by Congress at his request sometime in 2008. The Jingoism Act will allow law enforcement agencies to begin spying on citizens. The law also requires citizens to speak well of America. |
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+ | During the [[Corner Kids]] drive-back segment in [[TBoGT|''TBoGT'']], [[Luis Fernando Lopez]] lectures [[Armando Torres]] and [[Henrique Bardas]] that because of the Jingoism Act that the government can spy on anyone they want and wire tap phones. |
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+ | * The Jingoism Act is a parody of the [[wp:USA PATRIOT Act|Patriot Act]]. |
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+ | * This act is also mentioned in the mission Going Deep, where if you make yourself visible from the NOOSE, they'll say, "Get out of here, civilian. We don't want to start you reading the Jingoism Act.". |
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+ | * LCPD officers stationed at any of the bridges in Liberty City while they are still closed will mention the act by name. |
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Revision as of 10:48, 26 March 2018
The Jingoism Act is a fictional piece of legislation signed into law by President Joe Lawton and then renewed by Congress at his request sometime in 2008. The Jingoism Act will allow law enforcement agencies to begin spying on citizens. The law also requires citizens to speak well of America.
During the Corner Kids drive-back segment in TBoGT, Luis Fernando Lopez lectures Armando Torres and Henrique Bardas that because of the Jingoism Act that the government can spy on anyone they want and wire tap phones.
Trivia
- The Jingoism Act is a parody of the Patriot Act.
- This act is also mentioned in the mission Going Deep, where if you make yourself visible from the NOOSE, they'll say, "Get out of here, civilian. We don't want to start you reading the Jingoism Act.".
- LCPD officers stationed at any of the bridges in Liberty City while they are still closed will mention the act by name.