Quote:
Originally posted by kenny
Prehaps it was ignorant but my understanding was that it could only be enforced towards terrorist activity. Which in that case it doesn't effect me. However I never read the bill and didn't think that a door was left open allowing them to use it for any old reason.
|
The problem is that the definition is so broad it can apply to almost anyone.. Check this, one of the first links I found. (Sorry, pdf)
Has all of the salient points about the Patriot Act defined. A document written by the ACLU and some others (ACLU being one of the organizations that could be defined as domestic terrorists, btw)
http://www.bordc.org/Repeal.pdf
Cheers,
Backov