[luau] PATRIOT act may become permanent

[Virgil]

Is this bill anything even related to DARPA and TIA? Anyone here heard of
the TIA program before? Well if you  seen the sci-fi movie in which Tom
Cruise goes and arrest people even before they do their crime.  Basically
that is what the TIA hopes to become in the future within DARPA.

I think AssCroft decided to reword the name of the act (Patriot act) to give
it a better chance of passing thru congress. Just by reading the name a
Senator or Representative is most likely to think that it has something to
do with the war and might give it the stamp of approval. I wouldn't be
surprised if that happens.

Maybe Hawaii's opensource community can try to pass an opensource bill thru
the legislature by calling it the State Legislature Pay Raise act.

Virgil






> Even more frightening is John Ashcroft has been trying to sneak Patriot Act
> II through congress while we have been distracted by Iraq.
> This will allow the FBI to tap phones and spy on citizens for 15 days
> without needing any type of court approval. And will allow Ashcroft to
> strip Americans of there citizenship by declaring them in material support
> of terrisom.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 11:15 AM 4/9/2003 -1000, you wrote:
>> Aloha All,
>> 
>>         I just read about attempts now going on in Congress to make the
>> PATRIOT act
>> permanent. I would like to resommend that EVERYONE contact their
>> representatives and let them know how you feel on this issue. I have attached
>> a text copy of the letter I have sent to the Honorable Neil Abercrombie and
>> Honorable Daniel Inouye.
>> 
>> Please take the time to attend to your civic duties.
>> 
>> Thank You,
>> Deven Phillips
>> 
>> 
> 
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