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PATRIOT II Legislation Leaked

Posted by michael on from the goodbye-FOI dept.

Buck Mulligan writes "The Center for Public Integrity reports that it has obtained a copy of PATRIOT II -- a huge law enforcement power grab that is intended to build on the USA PATRIOT Act. It's called the 'Domestic Security Enhancement Act.' CPI says it would increase domestic intelligence gathering and surveillance while reducing judicial review and public access to information. For more on the first PATRIOT Act, see the EPIC page."

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  1. Re:Just what... by doy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    First they came for the Jews
    and I did not speak out
    because I was not a Jew.
    Then they came for the Communists
    and I did not speak out
    because I was not a Communist.
    Then they came for the trade unionists
    and I did not speak out
    because I was not a trade unionist.
    Then they came for me
    and there was no one left
    to speak out for me.

    Pastor Martin Niemöller

  2. Re:This is not your brain on drugs. This is real. by slughead · · Score: 0, Redundant

    oh jesus christ

    1. Some of the language for the first patriot act was written under the Clinton administration, probably to be put into one of his imfamous crime bills.
    2. It was approved 99/0 by the Democrat's Senate, and 340/40 in the house.

    Get off your liberal high horse, jackass, both parties want your soul.

    Vote Libertarian.

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    Latewire
  3. Re:This is not your brain on drugs. This is real. by slughead · · Score: 0, Redundant

    oh jesus christ

    1. Some of the language for the first patriot act was written under the Clinton administration, probably to be put into one of his imfamous crime bills.
    2. It was approved 98/1 (Feingold was the only one) by the Democrat's Senate, and 337/79 in the house.

    Get off your liberal high horse, jackass, both parties want your soul.

    Vote Libertarian.

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    Latewire
  4. Re:No, it wouldn't. He never did that. by sheldon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    To be fair, the US payments to Afghanistan started under Clinton, I believe in around '98 or '99. The idea was to foster some sort of agricultural besides poppy growing.

    In retrospect that was a colossal disaster.

    As to Moore. He tends to hyperbole and exagerration, but I've not seen him out and out lie. Certainly not to the degree our Republican friends have done as documented by David Brock and others.

    If you have a Salon article that says otherwise, I'm sure we would all appreciate a link to it.