Bush to criminalize protesters under Patriot Act as "disruptors"

[RBHam]

January 15, 2006
Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse

Bush wants to create the new criminal of "disruptor" who can be jailed for the crime of "disruptive behavior." A "little-noticed provision" in the latest version of the Patriot Act will empower Secret Service to charge protesters with a new crime of "disrupting major events including political conventions and the Olympics." Secret Service would also be empowered to charge persons with "breaching security" and to charge for "entering a restricted area" which is "where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting." In short, be sure to stay in those wired, fenced containments or free speech zones.

Who is the "disruptor"? Bush Team history tells us the disruptor is an American citizen with the audacity to attend Bush events wearing a T-shirt that criticizes Bush; or a member of civil rights, environmental, anti-war or counter-recruiting groups who protest Bush policies; or a person who invades Bush's bubble by criticizing his policies. A disruptor is also a person who interferes in someone else's activity, such as interrupting Bush when he is speaking at a press conference or during an interview.

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http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20060115&articleId=1721

[sarcasmo]

1. Kick and Nom, wonder if my D/U bumper sticker makes me a Disruptor.

[rodeodance]

2. Gore said to kill these new provisions in PA--it was one of his action

points.

[rodeodance]

3. Specter said he is surprized at all the fuss over this provision. He made

this comment a week or so ago.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

4. Ah, globalresearch.

About as reliable as Rense.

[RBHam]

7. Hit and run smear?

Typical.

When one can't handle the truth - shoot the messenger.

[Chi]

11. Would you prefer Washington post....

"The American Civil Liberties Union raised objections yesterday to a little-noticed provision of the latest version of the USA Patriot Act bill, arguing that it would give the Secret Service wider latitude to charge protesters accused of disrupting major events including political conventions and the Olympics."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/12/AR2005121201448.html

[converted_democrat]

12. Thank you for posting that!! n/t

[KansDem]

16. So now the Secret Service "protects" the Olympics?

...it would give the Secret Service wider latitude to charge protesters accused of disrupting major events including political conventions and the Olympics."

The Secret Service is taking on many responsibilities these days: protecting the President, the Vice-President, the Saudi Embassy*, and now the Olympics. Bet it's "hard work," though.
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*see M. Moore's "F911"

[ComerPerro]

5. Bush: "Protesters are killing my buzz"

[tyedyeto]

6. ummmm.... hasn't he done that already?

So many cases during the campaign where people were either kicked out of an event or not let in for wearing t-shirts or sporting bumper stickers, etc. Some were arrested and some were just kicked out.

[MessiahRp]

8. Well this certainly explains some things...

Namely why the Justice Dept. has been taking protesters' names down the past 3 years and recording them and why they have been filming all of us who protested the chimp at his events.

This just gives him the jurisdiction to throw us all in jail with some sort of reason behind it under The Patriot Act.

Bush will not rest until all enemies of his administration are jailed or worse.

Rp

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. Bush has gone postal.

[elehhhhna]

10. INTERRUPTING Kim George Il is a CRIME? Sign me up!

[stellanoir]

13. welp

On the bright side. . .soon we won't have any freedoms left for them to hate us anymore.

[mom cat]

14. This provision is dangerous. The king must be dethroned!

[Minnesota_Lib]

15. Does anyone still really think there will be an election in 2008?

[gordontron]

17. do we need to stamp FASCISM across Americas forehead or something?

jeez :wow:

[RBHam]

18. George Lucas knows

[Greyhound]

19. Kickworthy n/t

:kick:

[oasis]

20. I wonder what percentage of protesters Bush hoped to discourage with

this piece of unconstitutional crap.