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American Civil Liberties Union : Interested Persons Memo: Section-by-Section Analysis of Justice Department draft ""Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003,"" also known as ""PATRIOT Act II""
aclu.org - Do you really think it's ok for our Gov to listen to our phone calls and take away our rights? Better read this and think again.
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Expanding nationwide search warrants so they do not have to meet even the broad definition of terrorism in the USA PATRIOT Act. (Section 125)
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Gagging grand jury witnesses in terrorism cases to bar them from discussing their testimony with the media or the general public, thus preventing them from defending themselves against rumor-mongering and denying the public information it has a right to receive under the First Amendment. (Section 206)
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Stripping even native-born Americans of all of the rights of United States citizenship if they provide support to unpopular organizations labeled as terrorist by our government, even if they support only the lawful activities of such organizations, allowing them to be indefinitely imprisoned in their own country as undocumented aliens. (Section 501)
Creating 15 new death penalties, including a new death penalty for ""terrorism"" under a definition which could cover acts of protest such as those used by Operation Rescue or protesters at Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, if death results. (Section 411)
Further criminalizing association - without any intent to commit specific terrorism crimes - by broadening the crime of providing material support to terrorism, even if support is not given to any organization listed as a terrorist organization by the government. (Section 402)
Permitting arrests and extraditions of Americans to any foreign country - including those whose governments do not respect the rule of law or human rights - in the absence of a Senate-approved treaty and without allowing an American judge to consider the extraditing country's legal system or human rights record. (Section 322)
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The war on terror is won when liberty is taken from the people. People think it's not a big deal if our goverment does it, but we look down on countries like China who do it...and for good reason.
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Those who give up liberty for the sake of security deserve neither liberty nor security.
--- Ben Franklin
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As someone who is very interested in Constitutional law, I think the Patriot act is shameful.
Republicans say they favor strict interpretations of the US Constitution, so can a republican tell me how "under a strict interpretation of the Constitution" the patriot act is legal?
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I would also love to know.
When our government starts taking away our constitutional freedoms, Bin Laden has won, he hates America and what it stands for, FREEDOM AND LIBERTY.
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I would also love to know.
When our government starts taking away our constitutional freedoms, Bin Laden has won, he hates America and what it stands for, FREEDOM AND LIBERTY.
>> Very good point Chaiteame !!
Makes you wonder who's working for who here ?? -
No kidding, I think it is clear our government stopped working for the people a long time ago.
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Sad but, True !!
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