See the fwd post below on Moyers on the new expanded even worse "Patriot" Bill.
And yet the majority of the Mpls City Council says this is "none of our business." This is surreal. One can only hope a sufficient number of them will reconsider by vote time on Friday February 14. Nine are needed to override a mayoral veto. --David Shove Roseville ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 00:40:43 -0600 From: Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Personal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: This week on NOW with Bill Moyers Friends, if you missed this program tonight, you missed an exclusive bombshell on a piece of secret legislation (leaked) from the Ashcroft Justice Department that would expand the already expansive powers of the Patriot Act to further infringe on the rights and privacy of citizens, including secret arrests (1st time in history), unfettered collection of your personal data ad, get this: the setting aside of almost all health and safety regulations now requiring disclosure of dangerous chemicals or environmental hazards at the manufacturing and storage facilities of any number of corporations and industries. The act would give Ashcroft near dictatorial police powers throughout the country. The teaser below barely touches on the explosive nature of this NOW segment and the legislation which has been shown to just two people in all of government (Speaker Dennis Hastert and Dick Cheney) and not a single oversight committee chair in either house of Congress. NOW's field producer and reporter tracked down Republican committee chairs in both houses and showed them the leaked document, horrifying them in the process. The presumption is that the legislation will be introduced at about the time Bush declares war on Iraq and the most secretive administration in the history of this nation will try, as it did with the Patriot Act following 9/11, to rush it through Congress as an emergency powers measure to buttress the country against terrorism in the face of war in the Middle East. Unless you're awake at this writing, the opportunity to tape the 3 AM replay of NOW on Channel 2 will have slipped by when you read this, but I urge you to tune in and/or tape the 7 PM repeat of the program on Channel 17 Monday night at 7:00. The news is truly frightening. We are in far more danger form our own government than we are from any nation outside our borders. Andy Driscoll > > NOW with Bill Moyers > Friday February 7, 2003 at 9pm on PBS > (Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html) > > ============================================================= > This week on NOW: > > * How does the government balance our need for security with the protection of > our civil liberty? Bill Moyers interviews Chuck Lewis, founder of the Center > for Public Integrity, on the Patriot Act. > * As the nation begins smallpox vaccinations, many wonder: Is the vaccine more > dangerous than the threat? NOW goes inside healthcare's heated debate in > BRACING FOR BIOTERROR. > * NOW interviews Frank Rich, the newly appointed Associate Editor of THE NEW > YORK TIMES who adds a weekly Arts & Leisure essay to his plate. > > ============================================================= > CHUCK LEWIS > After 11 years in network television, Chuck Lewis founded the Center for > Public Integrity, the non-partisan organization whose mission is to provide > the American people with the findings of their investigations and analyses of > public service, government accountability and ethics related issues. Bill > Moyers interviews Chuck Lewis on the Patriot Act and the balance of security > and liberty in our government. > > ============================================================= > BRACING FOR BIOTERROR > As the government begins its campaign to administer smallpox vaccinations to > millions, the killer disease that was officially declared eradicated more than > 20 years ago has returned to the forefront of public health concerns. While > some government officials fear that samples of this virus may have fallen into > the hands of countries like Iraq and North Korea, many wonder if the threat is > great enough for the United States to commit substantial resources to combat > the potential outbreak of this deadly plague. NOW analyzes the threat of > smallpox as a bio-weapon, examines the safety concerns over the President's > three-phase vaccination proposal, and looks at the human and financial cost of > protecting the United States against this virulent disease. > > ============================================================= > FRANK RICH > Frank Rich is theater critic turned op-ed columnist and now Associate Editor > at THE NEW YORK TIMES. Starting in March, Rich will have an essay in every > Sunday's Arts & Leisure section. He's a man of many words and he doesn't mince > them. Bill Moyers talks to Rich about his new role and his excitement over the > nexus where politics meets culture. > > ============================================================= > NOW WITH BILL MOYERS continues online at PBS.org (www.pbs.org/now). Log on to > the site to read a brief history of smallpox and the smallpox vaccine; get the > facts and myths about smallpox -- including a list of who shouldn't' get > vaccinated; view a biography of Khaled Abou El Fadl; and find more information > about Islam in America. > > ============================================================= > You have received this e-mail because you asked to be informed of information > on upcoming Bill Moyers programs. To subscribe or unsubscribe from the weekly > Public Affairs Television newsletter, visit www.pbs.org/now/newsletter.html. > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
