[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: PAtriot II

[Jeremy Kahn]

Yes! Glad we have somebody looking into this. Thumbs up from me.

--jeremy

On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, 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 would be automatically repealed without further action by Congress.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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