Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003

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PBS' NOW With Bill Moyers exposes secret draft bill from the Department of Justice to extend powers of the Patriot Act

Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, a bill designed to extend the powers of the Patriot Act, outlines significant broadening of law enforcement powers, including domestic intelligence gathering, surveillance, and law enforcement prerogatives, while decreasing public access to information and judicial review authority.

PBS- SECRET DRAFT BILL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO EXTEND POWERS OF THE PATRIOT ACT

Read the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 (this is in PDF format in both high and low resolution.)

The show was unfortunately aired last night, but they may show it again on PBS - so you might also want to check out www.pbs.org for local listings and if they'll play it again in your area. I can't imagine they're going to let this go - so even if they don't air it again, they'll most likely be discussing it more. They want this information out, as they're theorizing that the Bush administration is waiting for war with Iraq before they spring this on the people.

I did happen to see the show last night, and it was scary beyond all imagination. I taped it - so if they don't air it again, I'll see if I can make copies and send it to those that what to see the show.

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Too questionable (and entirely un-American!) and sadly too serious!

[geckodru.livejournal.com]

1) Power to expatriate those who belong to un-American organizations. According to this bill, membership to such groups constitutes an implicit renunciation of America citizenship. The government merely has to file the paperwork and can then ring a person through the deportation process.

1.1) The list of organizations are determined by the executive department.

1.2) If anyone sneezes and says "national security", those list do not have to be disclosed!

2) As each and every individual terrorist is a foreign power according to this act, our government can in fact declare war upon a single fugitive. All the other fun war time powers a President would get in such an event would apply. Can you imagine the pressure to vote for an actual declaration of war on Al Qaeda? Run that during election time, those terrorist loving weasels in Congress will have to vote for it. And quick!

2.1) If that individual is in America, that accounts as an invasion. The President can now declare Martial Law. Martial Law is not a positive thing.

3) For the funding of "terrorist organizations", this document requests increased penalties. The definition of funding terrorism is left loose enough that buying oil won't be on the list, but be careful about donating to your local Mosque or charities that provide humanitarian aid to Arabs.

3.1) Also along money, if a tax-exempt organization falls within the definitions set by the Executive branch as funding terrorism, the attorney general can without warning rescind the organizations tax-exempt status.

3.1.1) Any government benefits as well.

3.1.2) Burden of proof is placed upon the organization. Terroris is a serious matter. We cannot be held up by the courts when we fight terrorists.

3.2 or 4) More problems with those damned slow courts. If we are throwing people out, or refusing them entry, we can't have this all tangled up in the courts.

[wiebke.livejournal.com]

CNN.com main page is showing tear gas being used in Colorado at a rally, captions says and it looks like it too. But when I go to the stories, there is no mention of Colorado. I hope you are OK.