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ACLU Sues Over Key Provision
Interview with Tim Edgar,
In what may become a landmark case in constitutional law, the American Civil Liberties Union filed the first legal challenge to the USA Patriot Act on July 30. The ACLU suit targets Section 215 of the law which empowers the FBI to search the records and property belonging to innocent U.S. citizens and legal immigrants. The case was filed on behalf of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and several other secular and religious organizations representing Arabic, South Asian and Islamic communities whose members have been frequent subjects of investigation under the Patriot Act.
The legislation, pushed by the Bush administration and passed by Congress with little debate shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, granted unprecedented powers to the Justice Department and U.S. intelligence agencies. But the Patriot Act has come under increasing attack for what many view as the law's undermining of constitutionally guaranteed rights and protections. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives recently voted overwhelmingly to prevent the Justice Dept. from engaging in secret "sneak and peek" searches of people's homes. Nearly 150 communities in 27 states across the country have passed resolutions opposing the Patriot Act.
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Tim Edgar, legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, who explains why his group initiated the lawsuit against the Patriot Act.
Contact the ACLU by calling (212) 549-2500 or visit their web site at: www.aclu.org
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March to Demand Land
Interview with Katherine Hoyt,
The marchers demanded that Nicaraguan president Enrique Bolanos honor promises he made to the coffee workers last year to allocate state-owned land to their families. Instead he handed out food packages. This year's march ended after workers walked one-third of the way to Managua, when Bolanos again agreed to distribute government land. Katherine Hoyt is the co-coordinator with the Nicaragua Network, a coalition of groups working in solidarity with the people of Nicaragua. She spoke with Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus about the dire situation of the workers and their families and says the Nicaraguan government must be held to its promises. For more information, or to take action in support of the coffee workers' demands, call the Nicaragua Network at (202) 544-9355 or visit the group's website at www.nicanet.org
Direct Democracy or Chaos?
Interview with Micah Sifry,
Californians will be asked to vote yes or no on recalling Davis and given a choice of nearly 200 candidates to replace him. A media circus erupted after multi-millionaire actor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on the Tonight Show that he would be running as a Republican. Others filing papers to replace Davis are Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, independent commentator Arianna Huffington, former GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon Jr., former baseball commissioner and 1984 Olympic organizer Peter Ueberroth running as a Republican, Green Party candidate Peter Comejo and pornographic magazine publisher Larry Flynt. Although many Californians are not happy about the estimated $60 million it will take to run this complex election, public opinion polls predict that unless voter sentiment changes, Gray Davis may well be unemployed come October. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with journalist and author Micah Sifry, who frequently writes about voter disenchantment with the political status quo. He takes a look at the issues which led to California's recall election and the choices available for progressives. Micah Sifry's book "Spoiling for a Fight: Third Party Politics in America," is published by Routledge. Related links:
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