Dissent, Patriot Act, and the Secret Service
On Tuesday the Patrick Henry Supper Club watched the ACLU DVD Dissent. The DVD "tells the stories of everyday Americans who were exercising their right to free speech and dissent, only to be harassed or arrested."
The topic is rather timely as there is an article about a similar issue.
House and Senate negotiators are unable to agree on immigration reform in part because the Senate refuses to make illegal immigration a felony. So what sort of trespass are senators willing to fully criminalize and punish? Americans walking on their own public property in defiance of some government gumshoe.Full Story at Patriot Act gives Secret Service too much power