Sieg Heil!
By DOUG THOMPSON
Apr 6, 2005, 07:42
The ugly face of fascism appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Tuesday.
It appeared twice: With Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and again with FBI
Director Robert Mueller as both demanded Congress not only reauthorize the
rights-robbing USA Patriot Act but expand the ability of the federal
government’s goose-stepping storm troopers to invade the privacy of Americans
and ignore the protections of the Constitution.
"Now is not the time for us to be engaging in unilateral disarmament" on the
legal weapons now available for fighting terrorism, Gonzales said, adding that
the most controversial provisions of the Patriot Act have “proven invaluable
in fighting terrorism and aiding other investigations.”
The key phrase here is “other investigations.” Although the Patriot Act was
rushed into law to fight terrorism, the Justice Department under former
Attorney General John Ashcroft and now Gonzales sees nothing wrong with using
the act to go after anybody for any perceived crime. Ashcroft, a religious
zealot, deployed the powers of the Act in several unsuccessful attempts to
prosecute American citizens for selling dirty books and videos.
"It's important that these authorities remain available," Gonzales added.
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