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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. Slashdot == kdawson's political blog by halivar · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm pretty sick of it. If I want nerd news, I have the read the Register, now. And that's sad.

  2. Slashdot ANTI-US by DrDitto · · Score: 0, Troll

    As others have pointed out, I'm had enough of Slashdot's anti-US headlines.

  3. Re:Two important points that prove Slashdot != dig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    While you have your head up there, what did the /. guys have for lunch?
    I haven't seen this much ass kissing since Shigemitsu in 1945.