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The USA has passed the USA PAtriot Act......among other things....it requires certain people.....from certain countries to register with the INS.....Those people fit the profile of the terrorists of 9/11 and other terrorrists....and are from countries that are on the State Dept Terrorist countries list.....
We would all be better off if this was NOT needed....However in light of the FACT that there are real threats against this country and our own safety.....
Is it RIGHT for some to PROTEST this law.....Or should they just say....Hey, we are in this FREE country, better off then from where we came from.....and all they ask of us is a simple innocuous registration.....and legal immigration status.....
Patriot Act Called Threat to Democracy
Muslim American Leaders Say Law Violates Civil Liberties
___ LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 21 -- The USA Patriot Act passed in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is the biggest threat to democracy in the United States, Muslim leaders and activists said today.
The denunciation at a Muslim American convention came days after vocal protests were held over the detention of hundreds of Middle Eastern immigrants who voluntarily registered with the Immigration and Naturalization Service under new federal guidelines. The protesters urged an end to the registration program.
Speakers at the Muslim Public Affairs Council convention called on the public to challenge the Patriot Act, which they called an unconstitutional law that violates basic civil liberties.
They also urged the 1,500 people attending to demand that the news media provide diverse perspectives on the potential war with Iraq to complement the official government stand.
"The Patriot Act is the biggest attack on democracy in America right now," council board Chairman Omar Ricci said in his opening speech at the two-day annual conference.
The Patriot Act, approved in October 2001, gives the government new powers to obtain personal information about U.S. citizens and allows the government to detain foreign nationals deemed threats to national security and to hold them without public acknowledgment.
Bryan Sierra, a spokesman for the Justice Department, defended the Patriot Act as "an incredibly valuable tool in the war on terrorism."
© 2002 The Washington Post Company
We would all be better off if this was NOT needed....However in light of the FACT that there are real threats against this country and our own safety.....
Is it RIGHT for some to PROTEST this law.....Or should they just say....Hey, we are in this FREE country, better off then from where we came from.....and all they ask of us is a simple innocuous registration.....and legal immigration status.....
Patriot Act Called Threat to Democracy
Muslim American Leaders Say Law Violates Civil Liberties
___ LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 21 -- The USA Patriot Act passed in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is the biggest threat to democracy in the United States, Muslim leaders and activists said today.
The denunciation at a Muslim American convention came days after vocal protests were held over the detention of hundreds of Middle Eastern immigrants who voluntarily registered with the Immigration and Naturalization Service under new federal guidelines. The protesters urged an end to the registration program.
Speakers at the Muslim Public Affairs Council convention called on the public to challenge the Patriot Act, which they called an unconstitutional law that violates basic civil liberties.
They also urged the 1,500 people attending to demand that the news media provide diverse perspectives on the potential war with Iraq to complement the official government stand.
"The Patriot Act is the biggest attack on democracy in America right now," council board Chairman Omar Ricci said in his opening speech at the two-day annual conference.
The Patriot Act, approved in October 2001, gives the government new powers to obtain personal information about U.S. citizens and allows the government to detain foreign nationals deemed threats to national security and to hold them without public acknowledgment.
Bryan Sierra, a spokesman for the Justice Department, defended the Patriot Act as "an incredibly valuable tool in the war on terrorism."
© 2002 The Washington Post Company
