Explaining the Patriot act
Section 501 (expatriation of a terrorist) Expands the Bush administrations “Enemy combatant” definition to all American citizens who “MAY” have violated any provisions of section 802 of the first patriot act.
Section 802 is the new definition of domestic terrorism, and the definition is any act that endangers human life that is in violation of any Federal or State law.
Section 501 of the second Patriot act directly connects to section 125 of the same act, The justice boldly claims that the inevitably broad section 802 of the first Patriot act isn’t broad enough and that the new definition of terrorism is needed. Under section 501 a US citizen engaging in lawful activities can be grabbed off the street and thrown into a van never to be seen again.
The Justice Department states that they can do this because the person “had inferred from conduct” that they were not a US citizen.
Remember- Section 802 of the first Patriot act that any violation of Federal or State law can result in “enemy combatant” terrorism designation.
Section 201 of the second Patriot act makes it a criminal act for any member of the Government or ant citizen to release any information concerning the incarceration or whereabouts of detainees (the first amendment of the bill of rights is now gone !!)
It also states that law enforcement does not even have to tell the press who they have arrested and they never have to release their names.
Section 312 gives immunity to law enforcement in spying operations against the American people and would place substantial restrictions on court injunctions against Federal violations of civil rights across the board.
Section 102 states clearly that any information gathering regardless of weather or not those activities are Illegal, can be considered to be clandestine intelligence activities for a foreign power. (THIS MAKES NEWS GATHERING ILLEGAL)
Section 301 allows the federal Government to use wartime martial law powers domestically and internationally ( without congress declaring that a state of war exist).
Section 106 is bone chilling in it’s straightforwardness. It states the broad general warrants by the secret FSIA court ( a panel of secret judges set up in a star chamber system that convenes in an undisclosed location) granted under the first Patriot act are not good enough, It states that Government agents must be given immunity for carrying out searches without prior court approval ( THIS SECTION THROWS OUT THE ENTIRE 4TH AMENDMENT- UNREASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE)
Section 109 allows secret star chamber courts to issue contempt charges against any individual or corporation who refuses to “ Incriminate themselves or others”
( THIS SECTION COMPLETELY ANNIHILATES ANY VESTIGES OF THE 5TH AMENDMENT)
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