Protect yourself. Sunset the unconstitutional Patriot-Act provisions

The Patriot-Act contains provisions that are in violation of the Bill of Rights. Much of the Patriot Act was foisted on the Congress and thus We, the American People (it was modified in the middle of the night the day before it was passed) at a time when the Congress was hindered from operating normally, due to an anthrax-attack that utilized materials likely developed at the U.S. Army installation at Fort Detrick, Maryland. (The first target was a tabloid magazine).

Section 215 of the Patriot Act enables the government to look through your medical, library, purchasing and other business records with virtual rubber-stamp compulsory judicial review.

Section 213, the "Sneak and Peek" provision, enables the government to search and/or seize your property without even telling you for weeks or months afterward.

Section 505 enables "secret subpoena/gag-orders" without prior judicial review.

This stuff is Orwellian and the Bushies want to make it permanent. WHY??

Benjamin Franklin said, "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."

The above three provisions are due to expire this year (2005). Rest assured that those who wish to strip your constitutional rights to privacy and personal security will work to renew these provisions, quietly and behind the scenes, while the masses are entertained with bread and circuses on TV.

This is where YOU come in. YOU must talk about it. YOU must contact your congressman and senators. Call your radio station and write letters to the newspapers. Congress must know that we do not condone the unraveling of our constitutional rights based on the Reichsta....er...9/11 incidents.

This is the 4th Amendment of the Constitution: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

This is the 9th Amendment: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

Additional resources:
www.aclu.org/patriot
www.aclu.org/safe
www.aclu.org/sunsets
www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL31377.pdf
www.aclu.org/action