RE: [iwar] ACLU Online: ACLU Disappointed with Passage of Anti-T errorism Legislation (fwd)

From: Leo, Ross (Ross.Leo@csoconline.com)
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Subject: RE: [iwar] ACLU Online:  ACLU Disappointed with Passage of Anti-T errorism Legislation (fwd)
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Sadly, many of us DO realize the potential import of this, and yet because
the times are what they are there was little to be done to prevent this.
That does  not mean we give up, but it does call upon us to be far more
vigilant about our government, who gets into office, and so on, to ensure
such measures do not become tools of control and repression.

Ross A. Leo, CISSP, CBCP
Director, IT Security Engineering



-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Cohen [mailto:fc@all.net]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 08:22
To: iwar@onelist.com
Subject: [iwar] ACLU Online: ACLU Disappointed with Passage of
Anti-Terrorism Legislation (fwd)


ACLU Online:  October 17, 2001

The e-newsletter of the American Civil Liberties Union

ACLU BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED WITH JOINT HOUSE-SENATE PASSAGE OF ANTI-TERRORISM
LEGISLATION

The ACLU is bitterly disappointed with the joint House-Senate passage of
anti-terrorism legislation that closely mirrors the highly controversial
anti-terrorism package originally proposed by the Bush Administration. 

"Most Americans do not recognize that Congress has adopted legislation
that would give the government expanded power to invade our privacy,
imprison people without due process and punish dissent," said Laura W. 
Murphy, Director of the ACLU Washington National Office. 

Late last Thursday night, the Senate passed the "USA Act of 2001" with a
vote of 96 to 1 and little debate.  Sen.  Russ Feingold (D-WI) was the
only Senator to vote against the bill.  He also introduced three
amendments -- all of which were defeated -- that would have fixed
several of the bill's more glaring problems. 

The next morning, the House GOP leadership adopted language that
mirrored both the Senate bill and the Administration's anti-terrorism
package.  It replaced the language of the PATRIOT Act, a bill that had
undergone significant revision in the House Judiciary Committee to
protect civil liberties.  The House adopted the new version of the bill
by a vote of 337 to 79. 

Both the Senate and the modified House anti-terrorism legislation now
include many troubling provisions, most notably those that would:

-- Allow information obtained during criminal investigations to be
distributed to the CIA, INS, Secret Service, military and others without
judicial review. 

-- Authorize expanded use of covert searches for any criminal
investigation, thus allowing the government to enter your home, office
or other private place and conduct a search, take photographs, and
download your computer files without notifying you until later. 

-- Expand the definition of terrorism in such a way that could
potentially allow the government to levy heavy penalties for relatively
minor offenses, including political protests. 

-- Permit authorities to indefinitely detain non-citizens without
meaningful judicial review. 

-- Minimize judicial supervision of law enforcement wiretap authority. 

A final version of the anti-terrorism legislation is expected to be on
the House and Senate floors on Tuesday. 

To learn more about this legislation and how the ACLU is working to keep
America SAFE and FREE in this time of crisis, please click below:

http://www.you-click.net/GoNow/a15545a44273a80483590a9safeandfree/


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