You know that whole “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” philosophy for which we Americans are so famous? And you know how the Bush administration has been squashing it one civil liberty at a time? Well, the George W. Bush band plays on into the very twilight of his term.
Reuters reported Friday that the Justice Department new rules for the FBI, which will kick in Oct. 1,
Justice Department and FBI officials told a news briefing the changes would allow agents in some terrorism cases to use informants, do physical surveillance and conduct interviews without identifying themselves or their true purpose.
They said such techniques currently could be used in ordinary criminal cases, but not for those involving national security, before an investigation has begun.
Not a big deal? Remember, that these laws the government erects to “protect us” and “keep us secure” can easily be misused to inappropriately prey on U.S. citizens. Of course, red flags at the ACLU went up,
The American Civil Liberties Union expressed concern the rewritten rules had been drafted in a way to allow the FBI to begin surveillance without factual evidence to back it up.
It said that under the new guidelines, a person’s race or ethnic background could be used as a factor in opening an investigation, a move the ACLU believes will institute racial profiling as a matter of policy.
Would a McCain administration continue this town spiral toward authoritianism? You bet your ass.
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