The Center for Constitutional Rights just sent out this alert:
At the end of 2005, a little-noticed provision was slipped into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization bill that provided the federal government with the power to collect and permanently keep DNA samples from anyone arrested for any crime whether or not they are convicted, any non-U.S. citizen merely detained by federal authorities for any reason, and everyone in federal prison. Now the government is trying to put the DNA Fingerprint Act into practice.
Federal agencies would be required to take DNA samples from:
- Individuals arrested for the most minor of crimes, such as peaceful protestors who are demonstrating on federal property.
- Countless numbers of visitors from other countries who are pulled aside in airports by the Transportation Security Administration.
- Lawful immigrants seeking admission to this country, whether at the land border or in passport control at the airport.
Go here for more of the horror story. According to CCR, the public only has until Monday, May 19th to leave comments opposing this latest attack on our rights. So before you finish your next breath you should:
- Go to this web page.
- Click on the yellow "Add Comments" balloon.
- Let them know you're MAD AS HELL, and you're NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE.
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