One can only hope Congress reads the law before passing it.....like they did with the so-called USA-"Patriot" Act back in 2001. -rf
The Son of Patriot Act Also Rises Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63800,00.html While activists and politicians work to repeal or change parts of the Patriot Act that they say violate constitutional rights, Patriot Act II legislation -- which caused a stir when it came to light last year -- is rearing its head again in a new bill making its way through Congress. < snip > The bill, known as the Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools Improvement Act of 2003, or HR 3179, was introduced last September by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) and was co-sponsored by Rep. Porter Goss (R-Florida), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a possible contender to replace departing CIA chief George Tenet. It contains four sections that first appeared in a proposed piece of legislation dubbed Patriot Act II. That proposed law was discovered last year by the Center for Public Integrity just weeks before the invasion of Iraq. Patriot Act II, or "Son of Patriot" as critics called it, was written by the Justice Department to expand Patriot Act powers, but the department was forced to shelve the proposal after news of it created an uproar. < snip > In total, six bills pending in Congress contain provisions taken from Patriot Act II. In addition to HR 3179, three other House bills (and two Senate companion bills) were introduced late last year: * HR 3179: Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools Improvement Act of 2003 * HR 3037: Anti-Terrorism Tools Enhancement Act of 2003 * HR 2934 and S 1604: Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003 * HR 3040 and S 1606: Pretrial Detention and Lifetime Supervision of Terrorists Act of 2003. -- You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
