Patriot Act 2” Would Further Erode Checks on Gov't Power Added: 29-Jul-2005 | Hits: 92 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

[ACLU] Patriot Act 2 would grant sweeping powers to the government, eliminating or weakening many of the checks and balances that remained on government surveillance, wiretapping, detention and criminal prosecution. (pdf) Rate It!

Patriot Act II: Pro-safety, or anti-freedom? Added: 28-Apr-2005 | Hits: 189 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Patriot Act II – is it a prudent step to stem terrorist activity in the U.S. and protect the homeland, or a Draconian measure designed to strip the last vestiges of freedom from the American landscape? Rate It!

Patriot Act report targets meth Added: 12-Dec-2005 | Hits: 43 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

[Washington Times] A conference report by Senate and House negotiators to extend for four years provisions of the USA Patriot Act includes a comprehensive anti-methamphetamine package. Rate It!

Patriot Act's fate remains uncertain Added: 15-Dec-2005 | Hits: 32 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

[CNN.com] Roving wiretaps and the ability to peek into private medical records are among the provisions of the anti-terror Patriot Act that will remain intact if the Senate follows the House lead on the bill. Rate It!

Patriot II's Attack on Citizenship Added: 24-Aug-2005 | Hits: 111 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

[FindLaw] FindLaw's Joanne Mariner says our leadership may distrust or despise certain people, but it cannot strip them of their citizenship involuntarily. Rate It!

Preserving Freedoms Added: 23-Aug-2005 | Hits: 109 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

[BobBarr.com] A national ID would allow the government to call up a high-resolution "image" of our daily activities, even if it has no reason to believe we are engaged in illegal activity. Rate It!

Principles for Safeguarding Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism Added: 25-Apr-2005 | Hits: 141 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Most take it for granted that the events of September 11 require that the government institute new homeland protection measures, yet also believe that some proposals are clearly excessive. As this paper describes, there are effective ways to limit the ability of the government to intrude into Americans' lives while increasing security. America can and must adhere to fundamental and firm principles of limited government, and it can do so while also answering the terrorist threat. Rate It!

Senate May Derail Patriot Act Extension Added: 16-Dec-2005 | Hits: 42 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

[Newsday] Several Patriot Act provisions that the Bush administration says are crucial in the fight to stop terrorism on U.S. soil may only be around for another couple of weeks. Rate It!

Senate objections on rights issues stall tentative Patriot Act agreement Added: 18-Nov-2005 | Hits: 45 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

[News article] A tentative deal to extend the government's anti-terrorism powers under the law known as the USA Patriot Act appeared in some jeopardy Thursday, as Senate Democrats threatened to mount a filibuster in an effort to block the legislation. Rate It!

Taking Liberties in the War on Terror: Patriot Act II Added: 29-Jul-2005 | Hits: 104 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

[Rutherford Inst.] The Justice Department began to chafe under the “restrictions” imposed on law enforcement by decades-old privacy laws such as the Wiretap Act and the Privacy Act. Rate It!

What Patriot II Proposes to Do Added: 29-Jul-2005 | Hits: 123 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

WHAT PATRIOT II PROPOSES TO DO, from the "con" perspective, by Prof. David Cole of the Georgetown Univ. Law Center. (pdf) Rate It!

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