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USA Patriot Act II would make news gathering a crime 2004-11-29 13:53:42 (300 weeks ago) Submitted by By: crazedsiamese Posted By: JWSmythe (Read 2202 times || 1 comments) Think the first Patriot Act was a civil rights and personal privacy tragedy? Just wait until you see Patriot Act II. Section 102 of the police state bill would make it a crime to engage in any information gathering, meaning that people who gather news headlines on the Internet would suddenly be deemed criminals and terrorists. Essentially, the law would destroy any last illusions of freedom in the United States. It would turn the USA into a communist-style police state, where no person is truly free. News summary: Source Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex) told the Washington Times that no member of Congress was allowed to read the first Patriot Act that was passed by the House on October 27, 2001. The first Patriot Act was universally decried by civil libertarians and Constitutional scholars from across the political spectrum. 1. The secretive tactics being used by the White House and Speaker Hastert to keep even the existence of this legislation secret would be more at home in Communist China than in the United States. The fact that Dick Cheney publicly managed the steamroller passage of the first Patriot Act, ensuring that no one was allowed to read it and publicly threatening members of Congress that if they didn't vote in favor of it that they would be blamed for the next terrorist attack, is by the White House's own definition terrorism. Whereas the First Patriot Act only gutted the First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and seriously damaged the Seventh and the Tenth, the Second Patriot Act reorganizes the entire Federal government as well as many areas of state government under the dictatorial control of the Justice Department, the Office of Homeland Security and the FEMA NORTHCOM military command. SECTION 301 and 306 (Terrorist Identification Database) set up a national database of "suspected terrorists" and radically expand the database to include anyone associated with suspected terrorist groups and anyone involved in crimes or having supported any group designated as "terrorist." These sections also set up a national DNA database for anyone on probation or who has been on probation for any crime, and orders State governments to collect the DNA for the Federal government. SECTION 311 federalizes your local police department in the area of information sharing. Read More Editor: Welcome, enemies of the states. Err, I mean readers of the free press (story continues below) Your Ad Here Make a donation today to remove the advertisments! This Story Has Been Archived. To read the full story in the archives, please make a donation. Log In Now Admin Functions Edit Story Email To A Friend Email this story to a friend: Your Name: Their Email:   Related Stories (βeta) Judge Rules Against Patriot Act 2004-01-26 18:05:55 (Score: 61) Americans Concerned About Patriot Act 2004-09-21 21:01:49 (Score: 59) Patriot Act Used In Mayfield Case 2005-04-06 05:16:02 (Score: 58) Terror Laws Used On Common Criminals 2003-09-15 06:36:53 (Score: 56) House Vote Limits Library, Book Store Searches 2005-06-16 13:37:25 (Score: 55) Patriot Act II Now Law 2003-12-28 04:16:57 (Score: 50) Man Charged Under Patriot Act for Laser 2005-01-05 16:17:26 (Score: 50) Patriot Act II - The Executive Summary 2003-12-30 17:52:34 (Score: 50) Can the FBI Monitor Your Web Browsing Without a Warrant? 2005-01-19 19:50:54 (Score: 50) Patriot Missiles Installed For Olympic Games 2004-07-28 02:47:05 (Score: 48) FBI Director Asks Lawmakers To Renew Patriot Act Provisions 2009-03-25 15:41:56 (Score: 46) U.S. Appeals Court Says Some Provisions Of Patriot Act Are Unconstitional 2007-12-11 20:34:06 (Score: 46) Librarians Oppose Patriot Act 2003-08-05 23:08:41 (Score: 44) Patriot Act Compromise Lacks Civil Liberties Safeguards 2006-02-10 00:19:11 (Score: 44) Invading Iraq After 9/11 Is Like Invading Mexico After Pearl Harbor 2004-03-28 15:51:29 (Score: 41)   Readers Comments Re: USA Patriot Act II would make news gathering a crime 2004-12-22 00:21:03 I have read each of the sections that you quote, and our understanding of the same is different. Do you have another agenda? Add your own comment. (Anonymous commenting now enabled.)

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