Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:59:02 -0500
From: leonf@perspicuity.net ("Leon")
Subject: FEAR: Overview Of Changes To Legal Rights
To: fear-list@mapinc.org, fear-talk@mapinc.org
Reply-To: fear-talk@mapinc.org
See the discussion of this very important Guardian Unlimited article at
http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=3D&Board=3Dnews_constitution&Nu=
mber=3D219489
Leon
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Thursday September 5, 2002 4:50 PM
Some of the fundamental changes to Americans' legal rights by the Bush=
administration and the USA Patriot Act following the terror attacks:
- FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: Government may monitor religious and political=
institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror=
investigation.
- FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: Government has closed once-public immigration=
hearings, has secretly detained hundrds of people without charges, and=
has encouraged bureaucrats to resist public records requests.
- FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any=
other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed=
information related to a terror investigation.
- RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION: Government may monitor federal prison=
jailhouse conversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to=
Americans accused of crimes.
- FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES: Government may search and seize=
Americans' papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror=
investigation.
- RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL: Government may jail Americans=
indefinitely without a trial.
- RIGHT TO LIBERTY: Americans may be jailed without being charged or being=
able to confront witnesses against them.
From the Associated Press
Guardian Unlimited =A9 Guardian Newspapers Limited 2002
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