Forum Post: DHS/FBI "coordinating" Raids On OWS - WARNING Patriot Act
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 17, 2011, 10:07 a.m. EST by LongLostAndLooking
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Update: 'Occupy' crackdowns coordinated with federal law enforcement officials - http://www.examiner.com/top-news-in-minneapolis/were-occupy-crackdowns-aided-by-federal-law-enforcement-agencies
If Homeland Security is "assisting" or "coordinating" like the article says, then the Patriot Act might be in use against Americans.
You need to find out right now if any agency whatsoever has designated Occupy as a "terrorist organization" or as a supporter of terrorism, because if they have, the implications for both the movement, American's rights "peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (1st Amendment written by the founding fathers, read it here: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights), and our ability to control our government are dire at best.
ACLU - Patriot Act: http://www.aclu.org/reform-patriot-act
ACLU - Surveillance Under the USA PATRIOT Act - http://www.aclu.org/national-security/surveillance-under-usa-patriot-act
This is really freaking serious. Do we have a legal team that can look into this?
How about contacting the ACLU. They're looking for abuses of the patriot act like this (if it's happening). Can they help?
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