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Section
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What It Means
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| Section 216 |
The government is now allowed to tap your phone and computer without
probable cause. Under this section, a judge has NO CHOICE but to
okay any warrant law enforcement certifies as surveillance "relevant
to an ongoing criminal investigation." No probable cause of
criminal activity is required to issue the warrant. Also, The
government can now serve a single wiretap on ANY person or entity
nationwide, even if that person or entity is NOT named in the order.
The government need not make ANY showing to a court that the
particular information or communication to be acquired is relevant
to any criminal investigation. This means ANYONE might have their
phone tapped. This also means that the goverment now can spy on the
internet habits of ANY American, even when not suspected of ANY
crime. The goverment is also NOT oblighed to report back to the
court, OR inform YOU, at all.
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| Section 218 |
The government to now permitted to
carry out secret searches and covert wiretaps without showing probable
cause. They must merely 'certify' (NOT prove) that there is a
"significant" foreign intelligence purpose. This evades Americans'
protection under the
4th Amendment. |
| Section 213 |
The government can now enter and
search your home, without ever
informing you. This search happens whether or no you are home. In
some cases you could have your home searched and be none the wiser.
This also revokes freedoms granted all citizens by the
4th Amendment.
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| Section 802 |
This section CREATES a crime labeled
"domestic terrorism." This criminalizes acts which "appear to be
intended" to "influence the policy of the government by intimidation
or coercion" or to "intimidate or coerce a civilian population." This
covers everyone who gave relief money to the Northen Alliance, as well
as to the protesters at the WTO. |
| Section 412 |
This section permits the government to
arrest and detain immigrants INDEFINITELY for nothing more than a visa
violation. This viloates the
6th Amendment.
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| Section 210, 211 |
First it allows ISPs to voluntarily
hand over all "non-content" information to law enforcement with no
need for any court order or subpoena. sec. 212. Second, it expands
the records that the government may seek with a simple subpoena (NO
court review required) to include records of session times and
durations, temporarily assigned network I.P. addresses; and means and
source of payments, INCLUDING credit card or bank account numbers. . |
| Section 503 |
This provision adds collection of DNA
for terrorists, but then inexplicably also adds collection for the
broad, non-terrorist category of "any crime of violence." |
| Section 215 |
Last but not least, public libraries now have to hand
over information about their patrons' reading habits, and once again,
with you none the wiser. |
