There is nothing patriotic about the loss of our civil liberties
Kucinich posted this entry in his blog on June 19, 2003.
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The USA Patriot Act represents an attack on the Bill of Rights. Over 100 communities have expressed opposition to the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act permits the government to punish people for innocent associations and constitutionally protected free speech. It has permitted people to be held in jail without charges. The government now monitors conversations between detainees and their lawyers. It permits widespread wiretapping, searches without warrants, and enables the government to get information concerning what people read, what they watch, their financial transactions, and personal health information. As a Congressman, I led the fight against the Patriot Act in Congress and will also lead the efforts against Patriot Act 2 which would permit even more surveillance, more spying, and the cover-up of information about environmental problems caused by corporations. It would even allow for sampling and indexing of genetic information of innocent Americans without a court order! As president, I will lead the effort to repeal the Patriot Act. There is nothing patriotic about the loss of our civil liberties. I applaud the efforts of all those organizations who have joined to fight it.
Dennis J. Kucinich
Washington, D.C.
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