I haven't been here much today, but I'm surprised that there's not many threads on this.
Anyway...Here's a little Tear Jerker for ya.
Anyway...Here's a little Tear Jerker for ya.
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I posted this kinda late last night. Anyone actually catch this? -
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instead of dwelling on the utter sadness and lighting candles, people should do something substantial. donate a buck to the ACLU. yay for freedom
September 5, 2002, 11:44 AM EDT
Some of the fundamental changes to Americans' legal rights by the Bush administration and the USA Patriot Act following the terror attacks:
* FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: Government may monitor religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror investigation.
* FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: Government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges, and has encouraged bureaucrats to resist public records requests.
* FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation.
* RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION: Government may monitor federal prison jailhouse conversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to Americans accused of crimes.
* FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES: Government may search and seize Americans' papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigation.
* RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL: Government may jail Americans indefinitely without a trial.
* RIGHT TO LIBERTY: Americans may be jailed without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them.
Copyright ? 2002, The Associated Press
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The Patriot Act has a sunset clause. It will be revisited every 5 years. Hopefully it will not be around long!!Comment
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