Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act

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http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/oh10_kucinich/030924TruePatriot.html

For Immediate Release Contact: Doug Gordon
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 [phone] (w)

Kucinich Introduces Bill To Repeal Sections Of USA PATRIOT Act

First Comprehensive Bill Introduced To Undo PATRIOT Act

Today, Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus, introduced legislation into the US House of Representatives to repeal more than ten sections of the USA PATRIOT Act.

“Twenty-four months after the September 11th attacks, this nation has undergone a dramatic political change, leading to an unprecedented assault on the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights,” stated Kucinich.

The bill, titled the “Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act”, repeals sections of the USA PATRIOT Act that authorize sneak and peak searches, warrentless library, medical, and financial record searches, and the detention and deportation of non-citizens without meaningful judicial review. Beyond the PATRIOT Act the bill also cements the fundamental right of attorney-client privilege and restores transparency in the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security by revoking FOIA secrecy orders, along with other important provisions.

“After September 11th, Americans did not authorize the deterioration of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments,” continued Kucinich. “At a time when over 200 years of Americans’ faith in civil liberties is endangered by two years of fear, I believe that with the ‘True Patriot Act’, this Congress can achieve both liberty and safety for all Americans.”

The bill is supported by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism. In addition the bill has 20 Congressional co-sponsors.

[el_gato]

1. Kucinich Rocks!

I'm gonna check out who the sponsors are now.

I also like how he fights back against the
hijacking of our language, a la Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act.

[goodhue]

6. who are the other sponsors?

anyone?

[Melsky]

2. Great news

The patriot act is such a lie, glad to see someone taking an active role against it. Go Kucinich!

[Robroy]

3. Nice Art Melsky

n/t

[JohnKleeb]

4. Isnt that great

He gets yet another thank you from me for that. Remember hes the only one in the race to have voted against it and one of two to vote against IWR so if you use that as a litmus test which I dont but I do give DK the biggest props for what he did I think then Kucinich would be your guy but I dont like using those two as a litmus test although it does bother me but I would support them and vote for them if I could damned being too young.

[Padraig18]

5. Way to go, DK!

:thumbsup: