Whoah! The PATRIOT Act makes us *all* terrorists

[TehBorken]

[h3]The PATRIOT Act makes us all terrorists         [/h3] In a chilling analysis of the PATRIOT Act, the ACLU points out that the new definition of "domestic terrorist" redefines any US criminal as a terrorist, exempt from due process and an open trial. "Domestic terrorists" can have their assets seized without a hearing, have their educational records pulled, and a host of other nasties. "Terrorism" is now officially meaningless: as far as the PATRIOT Act is concerned, if you do anything the government doesn't like, you're a terrorist. When you put it that way, it seems even less likely that we'll win the "war on terrorism." [blockquote]Section 802 does not create a new crime of domestic terrorism. However, it does expand the type of conduct that the government can investigate when it is investigating "terrorism." The USA PATRIOT Act expanded governmental powers to investigate terrorism, and some of these powers are applicable to domestic terrorism. The definition of domestic terrorism is broad enough to encompass the activities of several prominent activist campaigns and organizations. Greenpeace, Operation Rescue, Vieques Island and WTO protesters and the Environmental Liberation Front have all recently engaged in activities that could subject them to being investigated as engaging in domestic terrorism. [/p][/blockquote]  [a href="vny!://www.aclu.org/natsec/emergpowers/14444leg20021206.html"]Link[/a]    

[Sportsdude]

Patriot Act Misused by the FBI

[h1]Justice Department: FBI acted illegally on data[/h1][h2]Audit finds agency misused Patriot Act to obtain information on citizens[/h2]
WASHINGTON - The FBI improperly and, in some cases, illegally used the USA Patriot Act to secretly obtain personal information about people in the United States, a Justice Department audit concluded Friday.[p class="textBodyBlack"][span id="byLine"][/span]And for three years the FBI has underreported to Congress how often it forced businesses to turn over the customer data, the audit found.[/p][p class="textBodyBlack"][span id="byLine"][/span]FBI agents sometimes demanded the data without proper authorization, according to the 126-page audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine. At other times, the audit found, the FBI improperly obtained telephone records in non-emergency circumstances.[/p][a href="vny!://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11100916/"]
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[Sportsdude]

But should we really be surprised? This governments m.o. since getting elected has been to undermine the constitution and bill of rights in the name of 'national security' which is a farce.

I remember hearing something about a anti war church group from Florida on the terror watch list and were spied on.


 

[UncleSamWantsUs]

King George's favourite book when he was a child.