[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: PAtriot II

[Susan]

approve!!

At 10:32 PM 2/25/03, jonathan lawson wrote:
>from Devin....
>
>
>TITLE: Patriot Act II
>SUBTITLE: Leaked document describes Justice Department plans for new
>legislation.
>
>BODY:
><p>The <a href="http://www.publicintegrity.org/">Center for Public
>Integrity</a> reports that the Justice Department is going to propose a
>drastic expansion of the Patriot Act for 2003 entitled the Domestic Security
>Enhancement Act of 2003.  The <a
>href="http://www.publicintegrity.org/dtaweb/report.asp?ReportID=502&L1=10&L2
>=10&L3=0&L4=0&L5=0">report</a> is based on a <a
>href="http://www.publicintegrity.org/dtaweb/downloads/Story_01_020703_Doc_1.
>pdf">confidential document</a> dated January 9, 2003 from the Justice
>Department.</p>
>
><p>When the Patriot Act of 2001 was passed in the aftermath of the September
>11th attacks, critics were assured by proponents that many of the most
>damaging provisions of the Act would "sunset" in 2004, meaning that they
>would be automatically repealed without further action by Congress.
>Unfortunately, the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 would not only
>re-enact many of the most damaging provisions of the Patriot Act, it would
>drastically expand those provisions.</p>
>
><p><a
>href="http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=240258&group=webcast">Read 
>the full story here</a>/
>
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