Last Day to Stop Feds Taking DNA in Civil Disobedience Arrests

[kaygore]

From Daily Kos:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/19/142621/055/275/518389

Oppose a Sweeping New Federal DNA Database
by Center for Constitutional Rights

Under a new plan, the government could take your DNA and keep it on file permanently if you are arrested at a demonstration on federal property. Take action today to stop the government from giving itself sweeping new powers to create DNA databases.

Please read this alert for background on the plan and immediately go here and click on the yellow "Add Comments" balloon to file public comments with the government to oppose the plan. The government is only accepting comments until this Monday, May 19, so take action today!

Go here to tell the government we don't want them to have the power to collect our DNA: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocumentDetail&o=0900006480511b01

How To Comment: Comments may be mailed to David J. Karp, Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, Room 4509, Main Justice Building, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530. To ensure proper handling, please reference OAG Docket No. 119 on your correspondence. You may submit comments electronically or view an electronic version of this proposed rule

http://ccrjustice.org/get-involved/action/oppose-sweeping-new-federal-dna-database%21-say-no-dna-fingerprint-act%21

At the end of 2005, a little-noticed provision was slipped into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization bill that provided the federal government with the power to collect and permanently retain DNA samples from anyone arrested for any crime whether or not they are convicted, any non-U.S. citizen detained or stopped by federal authorities for any reason, and everyone in federal prison. Now the government is trying to put the DNA Fingerprint Act into practice.

This is a dangerous invasion of privacy. DNA is not a fingerprint – it contains vast amounts of sensitive medical information about us.

[katsy]

1. k/r

[silverojo]

2. KICK! n/t

[bbgrunt]

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[alittlelark]

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[Wilms]

6. K&R n/t

[AzDar]

7. Kick ...

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[windoe]

8. wow this slipped under the radaar nicely n/t