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Anti-Civil Liberties Legislation Progresses

Posted by michael on from the steamroller dept.

hillct writes: "The ACLU has a very good comparison chart of anti-terrorism provisions in legislation currently being considered by congress. It covers the Combating Terrorism Act of 2001, the House Bill (PATRIOT Act) and the Senate Bill (USA Act), comparing it all to current law. We've all seen pieces of this information but the ACLU staffers did a great job consolidating it all." CDT also has a very good pdf guide to these about-to-be-passed laws. But the Onion has the best commentary.

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  1. PETA == terrorists? by Dr.+Awktagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Under the definition proposed by the Administration, even acts of simple civil disobedience could lead organizations such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to become targets of "terrorist" investigations.

    Say, maybe these laws aren't so bad after all...

    *ducks and runs* ... errm... *crouches down and runs* (don't want to offend the ducks)