A Patriot Attack on America
Ashcroft's War on the Bill of Rights
by Geoffrey Neale
April 10, 2003

With public attention riveted on the war in Iraq, politicians may be planning to launch a sneak attack against the American people. Their weapon: Patriot II, a piece of legislation that would give the government frightening new powers, including the ability to make secret arrests, issue secret subpoenas, create a vast new DNA database and even strip Americans of their citizenship and deport them.

Formally called The Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 (DSEA), the legislation has been shrouded in secrecy, prompting civil liberties groups to fear the government has been waiting for an opportunity - such as war or another terrorist attack - to rush it through Congress. . . .

That's exactly what happened with the USA Patriot Act, which passed the House and Senate with lightning speed just six weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Now with war raging in Iraq, history may be about to repeat itself.

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