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From: TigGirl
Date: 6/9/2003
Time: 5:47:59 AM
Remote Name: 66.139.216.209
This is very important, please take a moment to read the whole thing. It came to me through the Sons of Liberty Riders...
REPEAL THE USA PATRIOT ACT Public Hearings everywhere, July 3 On July 3, cities across the country will hold independent Public Hearings to Repeal the USA Patriot Act.These hearings will collect information and testimony from anyone interested in offering it, with regard to the USA Patriot Act, which was passed by the US Congress on October 26, 2001. These hearings will cover issues of the Patriot Act, civil liberties and the Bill of Rights, police brutality and racial profiling. All members of the public are requested to offer testimony and present their point of view. The record of testimony will be presented to the U.S. Congress, with the demand for the complete and immediate REPEAL of the USA Patriot Act. It will also be conveyed to local governments. In respect to city, county and state legislatures, the record of testimony will coincide with the demand that these bodies pass binding law in support of the Bill of Rights and the immediate and complete REPEAL of the USA Patriot Act. The USA Patriot Act effectively eliminates: FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: Government may monitor religious labor, and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror investigation. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: Government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds 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 American citizens accused of crimes. FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES: Government may search and seize Americans' personal records, business documents and telephone/internet activity records without probable cause to assist alleged terror investigations. 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 the witnesses against them. The USA Patriot Act is a violation of the US Constitution. For more information, or to help plan Public Hearings in your area, please write to kelliegasink2001@lycos.com, check: www.repealnow.com
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