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Hello all. Yesterdday was another sad day for the American republic. Yesterday the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3199 (USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005), by a vote of 251-174. Here's a news article about it:

Patriot Act fight moves to Senate
http://news.com.com/Patriot+Act+fight+moves+to+Senate/2100-1028_3-5995558.html?tag=nefd.top

The so-called "Patriot" Act is totally unconstitutional. It clearly violates the Bill of Rights, by destroying the civil liberties that were guaranteed by them. The new powers granted by the "Patriot" Act have already been abused by snooping on innocent Americans that had nothing to do with a terrorism investigation. The FBI has already admitted to such. Here's an article from USA Today:

Qualms about anti-terror law unite the left and right
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-12-13-our-view_x.htm

H.R. 3199 continues the federal government's assault on civil liberties of innocent Americans as evidenced by the following 2 articles:

Compromise on Patriot Act Threatens Personal Freedoms
http://www.lp.org/media/article_247.shtml

Revised Patriot Act Has Provision That Restricts Freedom of Speech
http://www.lp.org/article_249.shtml

Congressman Ron Paul of Texas has previosly warned about the "Patriot" Act:

Congress Erodes Privacy
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2005/cr111605.htm

Reconsidering the Patrion Act
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2005/tst050205.htm

Don't Reauthorize the Patriot Act
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2005/cr072105.htm

The Bill of Rights (The first 10 amendments to the Constitution)
http://federalistpatriot.us/histdocs/billrights.htm

The European Union is also following the same trend:

Europe passes tough new data retention laws
http://news.com.com/Europe+passes+tough+new+data+retention+laws/2100-7350_3-5995089.html

The American govenment has also been caught using secret prisons around the world to torture terrorism suspects in a practice called "rendition":

Condoleeza Rice Defends Practice of Rendition Despite Numerous Mistakes
http://www.lp.org/article_245.shtml

Congress also created National ID Cards when they attached H.R. 418 (REAL ID Act) to a spending bill that was passed earlier this year. H.R. 418 creates new federal standards for State drivers licenses. The REAL ID Act is also unconstitutional. It is not authorized by Article I, Section 8 (or any other part) of the Constitution. It even allows the personal information (name, date of birth, place of residence, Social Security Number) that will be on the new drivers licenses to be shared with the govenments of Canada & Mexico!

DHS Nears Decision on Embedded Chips in Driver's Licenses
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=10788

Congressman Ron Paul has written and spoken about this subject before:

National ID Cards Won't Stop Terrorism or Illegal Immigration
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2005/tst050905.htm

National ID Trojan Horse
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2005/tst021405.htm

HR 418-A National ID Bill Masquerading as Immigration Reform
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2005/cr020905.htm

One of America's founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Colonel Charles Yancey wrote:
"If a nation expects to be ignorant - and free - in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
Reference: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Memorial Edition, Lipscomb and Bergh, eds., vol. 14 (384)

Congressman Ron Paul wrote about freedom. You can read it on the following link:

What Does Freedom Really Mean?
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2005/tst020705.htm

The United States Constitution does not GRANT any rights. It only GUARANTEES those rights that we are naturally born with (read the Declaration of Independence). In stark contrast, the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Righs grants rights and freedoms upon people as long as they are not contrary to U.N. purposes. Article 29(3) states, " These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations."

Here's two of America's Founding Documents:

The Declaration of Independence
http://federalistpatriot.us/histdocs/declaration.htm

The U.S. Constitution
http://www.house.gov/paul/constitutiontext.htm

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