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DESCRIPTION:MayDay! MayDay!  Civil Liberties Under Attack!\nA SF Gray Panthers 
 Program\nTuesday, May 17, 1 PM\nFireside Room, Unitarian Center\n1187 
 Franklin Street (at Geary)\n\nThe extra-judicial  killing of Osama Bin 
 Laden has stimulated a flurry of right-wing radicals -- Cheney for one -- 
 who now propose that torture be legalized.  Congress is debating extension 
 of the USA Patriot Act, for three years.  The  SF Gray Panthers will 
 present a program on the Patriot Act and the Bill of Rights.\n\nHastily 
 passed after 9/11, the USA Patriot Act is considered by many to be the 
 greatest threat in decades to civil liberties and 
 constitutionally-protected rights of free speech and protections against 
 unwarranted searches and seizures.  The Act was due to expire in February, 
 but the Senate did not authorize renewal, so the Act was extended  for 
 debate  until May 27.\n\nThe three most controversial sections of the 
 Patriot Act are:\n1)  “Section 215,” allowing the government to seize 
 records or “any tangible thing” from any person.\n 2) “Roving 
 Wiretap” orders which do not have to specify the names or devices  
 targeted.\n3) a “Lone Wolf” provision which reduces legal protections 
 for individuals alleged to be a threat.\n\nSF Gray Panthers has opposed the 
 USA Patriot Act from the beginning,  hosting public informational meetings 
 and participating in demonstrations against the Act. A list of Gray Panther 
 articles on the Patriot Act  is available at http://tinyurl.com/4yk7mdn 
 .\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/05/09/18679317.php
SUMMARY:MayDay! MayDay! Civil Liberties Under Attack!
LOCATION:Fireside Room, Unitarian Center, 1187 Franklin Street (at Geary)\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/05/09/18679317.php
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