{"id":3493,"date":"2013-03-30T09:54:59","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T13:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hookedonraw.com\/?page_id=3493"},"modified":"2014-03-07T13:46:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T18:46:28","slug":"fundamental-changes-to-americans-legal-rights-imposed-by-bush-admin-patriot-act-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hookedonraw.com\/?page_id=3493","title":{"rendered":"Fundamental Changes to Americans’ Legal Rights Imposed by Bush Admin. & Patriot Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\n\nThe Associated Press\nSeptember 5, 2002, 11:44 AM EDT\nwww.newsday.com\/news\n\nOverview of Changes to Legal Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the fundamental changes to Americans’ legal rights by the Bush administration and the USA Patriot Act following the terror attacks:<\/p>\n

* FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION: Government may monitor religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity to assist terror investigation.<\/p>\n

* FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: Government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges, and has encouraged bureaucrats to resist public records requests.<\/p>\n

* FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation.<\/p>\n

* RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION: Government may monitor federal prison jailhouse conversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to Americans accused of crimes.<\/p>\n

* FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES: Government may search and seize Americans’ papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigation.<\/p>\n

* RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL: Government may jail Americans indefinitely without a trial.<\/p>\n

* RIGHT TO LIBERTY: Americans may be jailed without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them.<\/p>\n

FAIR USE NOTICE<\/a><\/p>\n


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