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To: TERMINATTOR
The removal of the requirement to disclose the identity of anyone who is charged in a terror-related investigation until that person is charged, regardless of how long it may take;

I thought they only "disappeared" people in dictatorships and communist countries.

Creating a new category of "domestic security surveillance" that permits electronic eavesdropping of entirely domestic activity under looser standards than are provided for ordinary criminal surveillance;

Big Brother's watching you...

Repealing the current court limits on local police spying on religious and political activity;

And I'm sure they'll only spy on mosques, right?

The ability to obtain credit records and library records without a warrant;

Now where did I put that 4th Amendment?

Expansion of the definition of terrorism whereby individuals engaged in civil disobedience could risk losing their citizenship, and their organization could be subject to wiretapping and asset seizure;

Dissent is not allowed.

Sheltering federal agents engaged in illegal surveillance without a court order from criminal prosecution if they are following orders of high Executive Branch officials;

"I was only following orders" didn't work in Nuremberg, but apparently it'll work here.

Americans could be extradited, searched and wiretapped at the behest of foreign nations, whether or not treaties allow it; and

Don't do anything that's illegal in other countries. That Nazi paraphernalia could have the Germans or the French after you, with our government's help.

Lawful immigrants would be stripped of the right to a fair deportation hearing and federal courts would not be allowed to review immigration rulings.

Immigrants have no rights. Kicking out lawful immigrants was one of Hitler's first steps.

4 posted on 12/05/2004 10:52:32 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat

The courts need to gut this thing if it comes to pass. Laws like this is why we need courts, AND real conservatives who will look out for our liberty against an over reaching government.


9 posted on 12/05/2004 11:04:55 AM PST by KoRn
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To: antiRepublicrat
Immigrants have no rights.

Unless they got in illegally, of course. But seriously folks, none of these new powers are ever going to go away.

21 posted on 12/05/2004 12:28:45 PM PST by Wolfie
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