I’ve been reading more of this draft. What I’ve read really scares me. This act removes all privacy rights you ever had. All you have to have happen
is to be accused of being a terrorist. There are no checks and balances to the system to prevent this. Your financial records, bank statements, credit
reports, all are far game if you have been labeled an terrorist. Here is a quote of some of the draft that shows this.
(1) 18 U.S.C. § 2709--Providing FBI access, in connection with investigations of international terrorism or espionage, to certain electronic
communication transactional records maintained by communication service providers.
(2) Section 625(a)-(b) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 168 Iu(a)(b))--Providing FBI access, in connection with investigations of
international terrorism or espionage, to certain consumer information maintained by consumer reporting agencies.
(3) Section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681v)--Providing access to consumer reports and other consumer information maintained
by consumer reporting agencies, where needed by government agencies authorized to investigate or carry out intelligence or analysis activities related
to international terrorism.
(4) Section 1114(a)(5) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act (12 U.S.C. § 3414(a)(5))--Providing FBI access, in connection with investigations of
international terrorism or espionage, to financial records maintained by financial institutions.
(5) Section 802(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. § 436(a))--Providing access by authorized investigative agencies to financial
records and information, consumer reports, and travel records in relation to a person having access to classified information, based on indications
that the person has disclosed or may disclose classified information to a foreign power.
Oh, if your arrested for possession of a drug, even if its marijuana, they wont have to release you. So if you smoke pot, you better watch out. You
may be held as a terrorist because you had drugs on you. They have made a profile of a terrorist and any laws that a terrorist might break have been
included. So if you break just one of these profile laws, you can be held accordingly.
This section would amend 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e) to presumptively deny release to persons charged with crimes listed in 18 U.S.C. § 2332b(g)(5)(B),
which contains a standard list of offenses that are likely to be committed by terrorists. This presumption is warranted because of the unparalleled
magnitude of the danger to the United States and its people posed by acts of terrorism, and because terrorism is typically engaged in by groups --
many with international connections -- that are often in a position to help their members flee or go into hiding.
If this new Patriot act is passed, our basic rights are gone. Period. End of story. There are many more examples if you read this. I just find this
all a little disturbing that if you want to be a patriot in the eyes of Bush, you must give up certain rights.