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New Plan for Protecting Genetic Privacy: Don't Get Arrested.
(Also, don't be an immigrant.)
A few weeks ago, the Justice Department quietly released proposed regulations that would permit the collection and permanent retention of DNA from anyone arrested for a federal crime, or any non-U.S. person detained under federal authorities. As I wrote on Daily Kos when the regs came out, this sweeping change could ultimately result in the government taking DNA from individuals arrested for the most minor of crimes, such as peaceful protesters demonstrating on federal property, like the National Mall or a government building, as well as any lawful visitor to our country who is pulled aside at an airport by the Transportation Security Administration. Today, we filed comments on the proposed regulations, highlighting the threats to privacy and civil rights that the new regulations pose. The Justice Department will consider public comments in developing its final rule. While the public comment period is now over, it's never too late to tell your elected representatives how you feel about this massive expansion of the federal government's DNA databank. In the meantime, we'll be doing our best to stay out of it.
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6 Responses to "New Plan for Protecting Genetic Privacy: Don't Get Arrested." |
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May 20th, 2008 at 5:41pm
This is yet another example of our government 'protecting' us from whom? Actually from its own citizens! Every policy the current administration has put into place strips civil rights from its own citizens. They do not fear "the terrorists". They fear THE PEOPLE - we who put them into office, and who can remove them as well. So they disenfranchise voters, scare people with this DNA thing, spy on peoples phone calls, emails and library books, detain people on the flimsiest of excuses and make new laws to make up crimes to charge them with after the fact...
Let's face it - WE are the ones they are afraid of, and WE need to remove them from office - all of them, and start fresh - get back to where we can trust our government again - and where our government trusts us.
lokywoky bitter hussein
May 21st, 2008 at 11:39am
This has already happened in England, where I live. The relationship between the State and the Citizen is now one of fear. Please do not let it happen in your country.
May 21st, 2008 at 12:35pm
We need a national strike.
Shut the country down.
NO more of this crap!.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:07pm
What happened to freedom of speech, I was arrested for making an complaint against a police officer.How is the ACLU just going to let this go?I am the American in ACLU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 21st, 2008 at 7:07pm
What happened to freedom of speech, I was arrested for making an complaint against a police officer.How is the ACLU just going to let this go?I am the American in ACLU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please Help
InnerEchoe2006@yahoo.com
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:40am
What do we do when Democrats allow the Republicans to enact draconian laws, infringing on basic rights, we think we have when we don't? I would hate to think that if a policeman came to my door, I'd refuse to let him/her enter, even though I'm not guilty of any crime, just refuse on GP!