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Re: Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Terrell)
Mon Feb 10 13:19:47 2003
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:11:02 -0600
From: David Terrell <dbt@meat.net>
To: Jason Coombs <jasonc@science.org>
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On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 09:46:30PM -1000, Jason Coombs wrote:
> Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003, A.K.A. Patriot Act II, is
> circulating in "discussion draft" form. It includes a requirement for
> companies that use potentially dangerous chemicals to produce a "worst case
> scenario" report which would be "obfuscated" to provide everyone with
> increased security.
The EPA act of 1970 provides for this. The change in Patriot II:
Electric Boogaloo is that citizens who might be affected^W^W^W^W^Wevil
bad terrorists who want to poison our water sources can't find out
what's in these reports. It's an industry CYA move or marginally
useful antiterrorism measure, depending on how cynical you are.
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