Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 M Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:19:57 -0500 Subject:Re: PAT-II / News Gathering Illegal can we get the text of the new (anti)laws? On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:07:37 EST, stu8340 <stu8340 wrote: > > > News Gathering Is Declared Illegal Under New Patriot Act ll > > By By Alex Jones, InfoWars.com > http://educate-yourself.org/cn/newsgatheringillegalunderpatriot2act20nov04.shtml > Original posting: Feb. 10, 2003 (Courtesy Marcus Macauley > <mmacauley) > > http://www.rense.com/general59/newsgatheringisillegal.htm > > http://www.rickieleejones.com/political/patriotact.htm > > Welcome to Nazi America. > > SECTION 102 of the new Patriot Act ll states clearly that any information > gathering, regardless of whether or not those activities are illegal, can be > considered to be clandestine intelligence activities for a foreign power. > This makes news gathering illegal. A Brief Analysis of the Domestic Security > Enhancement Act 2003 - Also Known as USA Patriot Act II. > > Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex) told the Washington Times that no member of > Congress was allowed to read the first Patriot Act that was passed by the > House on October 27, 2001. The first Patriot Act was universally decried by > civil libertarians and Constitutional scholars from across the political > spectrum. William Safire, while writing for the New York Times, described > the first Patriot Act's powers by saying that President Bush was " seizing > dictatorial control. " On February 7, 2003 the Center for Public Integrity, a > non-partisan public interest think-tank in DC, revealed the full text of the > Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003. The classified document had been > leaked to them by an unnamed source inside the Federal government. The > document consisted of a 33 page section by section analysis of the > accompanying 87 page bill. > The bill itself is stamped " Confidential - Not for Distribution. " > > Upon reading the analysis and bill, I was stunned by the > scientifically crafted tyranny contained in the legislation. The Justice > Department Office of Legislative Affairs admits that they had indeed > covertly transmitted a copy of the legislation to Speaker of the House > Dennis Hastert, (R-Il) and the Vice President of the United States, Dick > Cheney as well as the executive heads of federal law enforcement agencies. > It is important to note that no member of Congress was allowed to see the > first Patriot Act before its passage, and that no debate was tolerated by > the House and Senate leadership. The intentions of the White House and > Speaker Hastert concerning Patriot Act II appear to be a carbon copy replay > of the events that led to the unprecedented passage of the first Patriot > Act. > > There are two glaring areas that need to be looked at concerning this new > legislation: > > 1. The secretive tactics being used by the White House and Speaker Hastert > to keep even the existence of this legislation secret would be more at home > in Communist China than in the United States. The fact that Dick Cheney > publicly managed the steamroller passage of the first Patriot Act, ensuring > that no one was allowed to read it and publicly threatening members of > Congress that if they didn't vote in favor of it that they would be blamed > for the next terrorist attack, is by the White House's own definition > terrorism. The move to clandestinely craft and then bully passage of any > legislation by the Executive Branch is clearly an impeachable offense. > > 2. The second Patriot Act is a mirror image of powers that Julius Caesar and > Adolf Hitler gave themselves. Whereas the First Patriot Act only gutted the > First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and seriously damaged the Seventh > and the Tenth, the Second Patriot Act reorganizes the entire Federal > government as well as many areas of state government under the dictatorial > control of the Justice Department, the Office of Homeland Security and the > FEMA NORTHCOM military command. > The Domestic Security Enhancement Act 2003, also known as the Second Patriot > Act is by its very structure the definition of dictatorship. I challenge all > Americans to study the new Patriot Act and to compare it to the > Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence. Ninety percent > of the act has nothing to do with terrorism and is instead a giant Federal > power-grab with tentacles reaching into every facet of our society. It > strips American citizens of all of their rights and grants the government > and its private agents total immunity. Here is a quick thumbnail sketch of > just some of the draconian measures encapsulated within this tyrannical > legislation: > > SECTION 501 (Expatriation of Terrorists) expands the Bush administration's > " enemy combatant " definition to all American citizens who " may " have > violated any provision of Section 802 of the first Patriot Act. (Section 802 > is the new definition of domestic terrorism, and the definition is " any > action that endangers human life that is a violation of any Federal or State > law. " ) Section 501 of the second Patriot Act directly connects to Section > 125 of the same act. The Justice Department boldly claims that the > incredibly broad Section 802 of the First USA Patriot Act isn't broad enough > and that a new, unlimited definition of terrorism is needed. Under Section > 501 a US citizen engaging in lawful activities can be grabbed off the street > and thrown into a van never to be seen again. The Justice Department states > that they can do this because the person " had inferred from conduct " that > they were not a US citizen. > > Remember Section 802 of the First USA Patriot Act states that any violation > of Federal or State law can result in the " > enemy combatant " terrorist designation. > > SECTION 201 of the second Patriot Act makes it a criminal act for any member > of the government or any citizen to release any information concerning the > incarceration or whereabouts of detainees. It also states that law > enforcement does not even have to tell the press who they have arrested and > they never have to release the names. > > SECTION 301 and 306 (Terrorist Identification Database) set up a national > database of " suspected terrorists " and radically expand the database to > include anyone associated with suspected terrorist groups and anyone > involved in crimes or having supported any group designated as " terrorist. " > These sections also set up a > national DNA database for anyone on probation or who has been on probation > for any crime, and orders State governments to collect the DNA for the > Federal government [already put into effect in California following the Nov. > 2, 2004. California is now collecting DNA samples from all prisoners, all > persons on parole, al persons on probations, and anyone who is merely > arrested and charged with a felony -that can include being caught driving > with alcohol on your breadth and charged with DUI. .. Ken]. > > SECTION 312 gives immunity to law enforcement engaging in spying operations > against the American people and would place substantial restrictions on > court injunctions against Federal violations of civil rights across the > board. > > SECTION 101 will designate individual terrorists as foreign powers and again > strip them of all rights under the " enemy combatant " designation. > > SECTION 102 states clearly that any information gathering, regardless of > whether or not those activities are illegal, can be considered to be > clandestine intelligence activities for a foreign power. This makes news > gathering illegal. > > SECTION 103 allows the Federal government to use wartime martial law powers > domestically and internationally without Congress declaring that > a state of war exists. > > SECTION 106 is bone-chilling in its straightforwardness. It states that > broad general warrants by the secret FSIA court (a panel of secret judges > set up in a star chamber system that convenes in an undisclosed location) > granted under the first Patriot Act are not good enough. It states that > government agents must be given immunity for carrying out searches with no > prior court approval. This section throws out the entire Fourth Amendment > against unreasonable searches and seizures. > > SECTION 109 allows secret star chamber courts to issue contempt charges > against any individual or corporation who refuses to incriminate themselves > or others. This sections annihilate the last vestiges of the Fifth > Amendment. > > SECTION 110 restates that key police state clauses in the first Patriot Act > were not sunsetted and removes the five year sunset clause from other > subsections of the first Patriot Act. After all, the media has told us: > " This is the New America. Get used to it. This is forever. " > > SECTION 111 expands the definition of the " enemy combatant " designation. > > SECTION 122 restates the government's newly announced power of " surveillance > without a court order. " > > SECTION 123 restates that the government no longer needs warrants and that > the investigations can be a giant dragnet-style sweep described in press > reports about the Total Information Awareness Network. One passage reads, > " thus the focus of domestic surveillance may be less precise than that > directed against more conventional types of crime. " *Note: Over and over > again, in subsection after subsection, the second Patriot Act states that > its new Soviet-type powers will be used to fight international terrorism, > domestic terrorism and other types of crimes. Of course the government has > already announced in Section 802 of the first USA Patriot act that any crime > is considered domestic terrorism. > > SECTION 126 grants the government the right to mine the entire spectrum of > public and private sector information from bank records to educational and > medical records. This is the enacting law to allow ECHELON and the Total > Information Awareness Network to break down any and all walls of privacy. > The government states that they must look at everything to " determine " if > individuals or groups might have a connection to terrorist groups. As you > can now see, you are guilty until proven innocent. > > SECTION 127 allows the government to takeover coroners' and medical > examiners' operations whenever they see fit. See how this is like Bill > Clinton's special medical examiner he had in Arkansas that ruled that people > had committed suicide when their arms and legs had been cut off. > > SECTION 128 allows the Federal government to place gag orders on Federal and > State Grand Juries and to take over the proceedings. It also disallows > individuals or organizations to even try to quash a Federal subpoena. So now > defending yourself will be a terrorist action. > > SECTION 129 destroys any remaining whistle blower protection for Federal > agents. > > SECTION 202 allows corporations to keep secret their activities with toxic > biological, chemical or radiological materials. > > SECTION 205 allows top Federal officials to keep all their financial > dealings secret, and anyone investigating them can be considered a > terrorist. This should be very useful for Dick Cheney to stop anyone > investigating Haliburton. > > SECTION 303 sets up national DNA database of suspected terrorists. The > database will also be used to " stop other unlawful activities. " It will > share the information with state, local and foreign agencies for the same > purposes. > > SECTION 311 federalizes your local police department in the area of > information sharing. > > SECTION 313 provides liability protection for businesses, especially big > businesses that spy on their customers for Homeland Security, violating > their privacy agreements. It goes on to say that these are all preventative > measures - has anyone seen Minority Report? This is the access hub for the > Total Information Awareness Network. > > SECTION 321 authorizes foreign governments to spy on the American people and > to share information with foreign governments. > > SECTION 322 removes Congress from the extradition process and allows > officers of the Homeland Security complex to extradite American citizens > anywhere they wish. It also allows Homeland Security to secretly take > individuals out of foreign countries. > > SECTION 402 is titled " Providing Material Support to Terrorism. " The section > reads that there is no requirement to show that the individual even had the > intent to aid terrorists. > > SECTION 403 expands the definition of weapons of mass destruction to include > any activity that affects interstate or foreign commerce. > > SECTION 404 makes it a crime for a terrorist or " other criminals " to use > encryption in the commission of a crime. > > SECTION 408 creates " lifetime parole " (basically, slavery) for a whole host > of crimes. > > SECTION 410 creates no statute of limitations for anyone that engages in > terrorist actions or supports terrorists. Remember: any crime is now > considered terrorism under the first Patriot Act. > > SECTION 411 expands crimes that are punishable by death. Again, they point > to Section 802 of the first Patriot Act and state that any terrorist act or > support of terrorist act can result in the death penalty. > > SECTION 421 increases penalties for terrorist financing. This section states > that any type of financial activity connected to terrorism will result to > time in prison and $10-50,000 fines per violation. > > SECTION 427 sets up asset forfeiture provisions for anyone engaging in > terrorist activities. There are many other sections that I did not cover in > the interest of time. The American people were shocked by the despotic > nature of the first Patriot Act. The second Patriot Act dwarfs all police > state legislation in modern world history. > > There are many other sections that I did not cover in the interest of time. > The American people were shocked by the despotic nature of the first Patriot > Act. > > The second Patriot Act dwarfs all police state legislation in modern world > history. > > Usually, corrupt governments allow their citizens lots of wonderful rights > on paper, while carrying out their jackbooted oppression covertly. From > snatch and grab operations to warantless searches, Patriot Act II is an > Adolf Hitler wish list. You can understand why President Bush/Dick Cheney & > Dennis Hastert want to keep this legislation secret not just from Congress, > but the American people as well. Bill Allison, Managing Editor of the Center > for Public Integrity, the group that broke this story, stated on my radio > show that it was obvious that they were just waiting for another terrorist > attack to opportunistically get this new bill through. > He then shocked me with an insightful comment about how the Federal > government was crafting this so that they could go after the American people > in general. > > He also agreed that the FBI has been quietly demonizing patriots and > Christians and those who carry around pocket Constitutions. > > I have produced two documentary films and written a book about what really > happened on September 11th. The bottom line is this: > > the military-industrial complex carried the attacks out as a pretext for > control. Anyone who doubts this just hasn't looked at the mountains of hard > evidence. Of course, the current group of white collar criminals in the > White House might not care that were finding out the details of their next > phase. Because, after all, when smallpox gets released, or more buildings > start blowing up, the President can stand up there at his lectern > suppressing a smirk, squeeze out a tear or two, and tell us that " See I was > right. I had to take away your rights to keep you safe. And now it's your > fault that all of these children are dead. " > > From that point on, if anyone criticizes tyranny they will be shouted down > by the paid talking head government mouthpieces in the mainstream media. You > have to admit, its a beautiful script. Unfortunately, it's being played out > in the real world. If we don't get the word out that government is using > terror to control our lives while doing nothing to stop the terrorists, we > will deserve what we get - tyranny. But our children won't deserve it. > > > HOW THE PATRIOT ACT COMPARES TO HITLERS ERMÄCHTIGUNGSGESETZ (ENABLING ACT): > http://www.furnitureforthepeople.com/actpat.htm > > you can read the following 4 Articles: > 1) How Patriot Act Compares to Hitler's Ermächtigungsgesetz (Enabling Act) > 2) A 21st Century Comparison of The Enabling Act and The Patriot Act > 3) Ten Key Dangers of The Patriot Act that Every American Should Know > 4) Bill Moyers' NOW Comments on the Patriot Act > > > ~~Please tell your congress and senators to repeal the Patriot Act and to > throw out current legislation advocating a second act. > > Thank You, for your support! > > Source: > http://www.rickieleejones.com/political/patriotact.htm > > additional resources: > > Citizens for Legitimate Government > http://legitgov.org > > American Civil Liberties Union > http://aclu.org > > Electronic Frontiers Foundation > http://eff.org > > National Lawyers Guild > http://nlg.org > > http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/11/303979.shtml > > > Comment > From Scott T Davis > 11-22-4 > > Dear Jeff, > > After reading excerpts from the posted article on the Patriot Act-2, I can > only say this is the the most Draconian piece of filth I have ever read. > > ANY American politician who would give any thought whatsoever to attempting > to make this the Law of the Land is committing Constitutional Heresy. > > Only a degenerate megalomaniacal mind could conceive such a piece legal > excrement. Patriot Act 2 is the most vile obtrusive document to ever go > before the Legislative branch of our Government. > > Jeff get ready for the Concentration Camp, because that's where all > free-thinking and freedom-loving Americans' destinies are vested under the > Jack-boot of Puppet Act-2. > > May God have mercy on us all. > ________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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