It's called H. R. 1528
If Sensenbrenner?s bill is H.R. 1528 passes the government will demand that citizens ?spy? on their friends, family, co-workers and acquaintances. This bill uses the ?war on drugs? to threaten Americans with being put in prison if they ?don?t? report on others. If anyone fails to report to the police they can be thrown into prison for 2 to 20 years.
The passages from the bill that are most objectionable are--
?SEC. 425. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who witnesses or learns of a violation of sections 416(b)(2), 417, 418, 419, 420, 424, or 426 to fail to report the offense to law enforcement officials within 24 hours of witnessing or learning of the violation and thereafter provide full assistance in the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of the person violating paragraph (a).
(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to not less than two years or more than 10 years. If the person who witnesses or learns of the violation is the parent or guardian, or otherwise responsible for the care or supervision of the person under the age of 18 or the incompetent person, such person shall be sentenced to not less than three years or more than 20 years.'.?
This terrible threat is exactly what Stalin imposed on citizens of the former USSR when the USSR government demanded that citizens must ?spy? on their friends, family, co-workers, and acquaintances and report all kinds of things to the government. Millions of innocent people were reported to the USSR government for false misdeeds and were sent to USSR concentration camps because of these false reports.
This takes away the right of parents to deal with their own children regarding drug abuse but must report it to the police! If Sensenbrenner?s bill passes it would give the government more control over children than their parents and set family members against each other.
You can get the text of the bill for yourself with a Google search for ?house bill H.R. 1528? or go to
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=h109-1528
can you say land of the free?
not for much longer.
If Sensenbrenner?s bill is H.R. 1528 passes the government will demand that citizens ?spy? on their friends, family, co-workers and acquaintances. This bill uses the ?war on drugs? to threaten Americans with being put in prison if they ?don?t? report on others. If anyone fails to report to the police they can be thrown into prison for 2 to 20 years.
The passages from the bill that are most objectionable are--
?SEC. 425. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who witnesses or learns of a violation of sections 416(b)(2), 417, 418, 419, 420, 424, or 426 to fail to report the offense to law enforcement officials within 24 hours of witnessing or learning of the violation and thereafter provide full assistance in the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of the person violating paragraph (a).
(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to not less than two years or more than 10 years. If the person who witnesses or learns of the violation is the parent or guardian, or otherwise responsible for the care or supervision of the person under the age of 18 or the incompetent person, such person shall be sentenced to not less than three years or more than 20 years.'.?
This terrible threat is exactly what Stalin imposed on citizens of the former USSR when the USSR government demanded that citizens must ?spy? on their friends, family, co-workers, and acquaintances and report all kinds of things to the government. Millions of innocent people were reported to the USSR government for false misdeeds and were sent to USSR concentration camps because of these false reports.
This takes away the right of parents to deal with their own children regarding drug abuse but must report it to the police! If Sensenbrenner?s bill passes it would give the government more control over children than their parents and set family members against each other.
You can get the text of the bill for yourself with a Google search for ?house bill H.R. 1528? or go to
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=h109-1528
can you say land of the free?
not for much longer.
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