What is going on in the House -cspan-Repugs are fuming--talking of

[rodeodance]

the Patriot ACT again. an amendment.

[peacebird]

1. details?

[rodeodance]

2. I am trying to find out. Reps Kennedy and Nadir are talling of how the

FBI gets our medical records without warrents and without our knowing about it.

[pdxmom]

3. Sounds like they're using a late session to find a way to peek into

our medical records. And they are hoping it will be ignored.

[w8liftinglady]

4. wtf?keep us posted...

[Trillo]

5. Didn't Bush state in one of his executive orders that

medical records are owned by the state the consumer resides in and those records are shared with some several 10s of federal agencies?

[pdxmom]

6. From what I could tell, it was an proposed amendment to the Patriot Act

that would have allowed the Justice Department, through the use of merely a National Security Letter, to get our medical records. The Repubs said that they needed our medical records to see if someone had done things like getting small pox vaccines, or the check to see if a person had been exposed to anthrax.

It was voted down on a voice vote.

But the scary part is that they're even entertaining the idea.

[MissWaverly]

8. no means nothing to these people

they just go ahead and do it anyway, what was the BUSH argument for warrantless searches, if I had presented it to Congress, they would have just said NO.

[Sugarcoated]

7. What the hell?

WHY would they need our medical histories? For anthrax???

But he'll do it anyway, won't he? He does whatever the hell he wants to so what does it matter?

[OwnedByFerrets]

9. Insurance companies and potential employers would

pay big bucks for that medical information.

[5X]

10. You are probably on to something...

this bunch never does anything without an ulterior motive.

[RB TexLa]

12. Insurance companies already get that information from the MIB

[Sugarcoated]

15. I thought that was probably why

They are such dishonewst greedy scum

[RB TexLa]

11. Good reason to pay cash and tell them your name is Joe Smith

when going to the doctor.

[seabeyond]

13. how does looking at my medical records catch terrorists

and what if i am hooked on drugs and need a doctors help. what utter bullshit. what does looking at a persons medical record give them

[earth mom]

14. This is odd.

Keep this kicked everyone till we find out more!

[kentuck]

16. Probably a "planned" diversion for a "BIG" story now breaking?

Bush is guilty. He broke the laws of the US and the Geneva Convention, according the just announced decision of the US Supreme Court. It will be up to the Congress what the judgement should be...

[earth mom]

17. Exactly-Bush is guilty, now what's the next smokescreen?

:sarcasm:

It would all be ridiculous if it wasn't so damned serious and scary.