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Executive Order Overturns US Fifth Amendment

Posted by kdawson on from the deprived-of-life-liberty-or-property-without-due-process-of-law dept.

RalphTWaP writes "Tuesday, there wasn't even a fuss. Wednesday, the world was a little different. By executive order, the Secretary of the Treasury may now seize the property of any person who undermines efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq. The Secretary may make his determination in secret and after the fact." There hasn't been much media notice of this; the UK's Guardian has an article explaining how the new authority will only be used to go after terrorists.

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  1. one quote comes to mind by friedman101 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

    Benjamin Franklin