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Patriot Act, Part II - Fucking Insane
by Decius at 11:34 pm EDT, Sep 23, 2003 |
] Patriot Act II would give the government broad powers to
] seize documents and force testimony without a court
] order, expand use of the death penalty and make it harder
] to be released on bail. None of these tools are necessary
] to fight terrorism, and each threatens to infringe on the
] civil liberties of Americans.
]
] The most troubling part of the new plan is the call for
] expanding government access to private data, allowing
] federal agents to issue subpoenas for private medical,
] financial and other records, without a court order. The
] lack of judicial oversight removes an important check on
] government misconduct. Record holders would be required
] to comply, or face prison, and would be barred from
] telling anyone about the subpoena. |
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RE: Patriot Act, Part II - Fucking Insane
by k at 9:27 am EDT, Sep 24, 2003 |
Decius wrote:
] ] Patriot Act II would give the government broad powers to
] ] seize documents and force testimony without a court
] ] order, expand use of the death penalty and make it harder
] ] to be released on bail. None of these tools are necessary
] ] to fight terrorism, and each threatens to infringe on the
] ] civil liberties of Americans.
] ]
] ] The most troubling part of the new plan is the call for
] ] expanding government access to private data, allowing
] ] federal agents to issue subpoenas for private medical,
] ] financial and other records, without a court order. The
] ] lack of judicial oversight removes an important check on
] ] government misconduct. Record holders would be required
] ] to comply, or face prison, and would be barred from
] ] telling anyone about the subpoena. yeah, this is great. i seriously can't wait. i used to have a little image file that said something like "NSA // 1984. We're a little behind schedule." It's not as funny as it used to be. |
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Patriot Act, Part II - Fucking Insane
by Shannon at 11:55 am EDT, Sep 24, 2003 |
] Patriot Act II would give the government broad powers to
] seize documents and force testimony without a court
] order, expand use of the death penalty and make it harder
] to be released on bail. None of these tools are necessary
] to fight terrorism, and each threatens to infringe on the
] civil liberties of Americans.
]
] The most troubling part of the new plan is the call for
] expanding government access to private data, allowing
] federal agents to issue subpoenas for private medical,
] financial and other records, without a court order. The
] lack of judicial oversight removes an important check on
] government misconduct. Record holders would be required
] to comply, or face prison, and would be barred from
] telling anyone about the subpoena. These people obviously did not understand the phrase "Give me liberty or give me death" On most days freedom, on occasion- Death, this is the thrill of freedom. |
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