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* Conduct domestic wiretapping without court order for 15 days following a congressional authorization of use of force or an attack on the United States.
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A disgrace. One more step towards conducting surveillance on anyone they want, for whatever reason they want, any time they want.
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* Secretly detain citizens.
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Disgrace. Anybody who needs to be told why isn't worth arguing with, unless they were a great fan of Stalinesque regimes.
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* Deport any alien, including green-card holders, who are convicted of drug possession or an aggravated felony.
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Hmm ... speaking as someone who is going to probably be trying to live in the USA, this one isn't so bad. If you go to another country to live, you should be expected to follow the damn laws.
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* Access a citizen's credit reports without a subpoena.
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Disgraceful.
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* Abolish federal court "consent decrees" that limit police surveillance of non-criminal organizations and public events. (of course if you live in Denver this is already the case...)
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Disgraceful. As I've said before, another step towards conducting surveillance on anyone, anytime, anywhere, anywhy.
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* Criminalize the use of encryption software in the commission or planning of a felony.
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Hmm ... again, I don't have a problem with this, *if* it can be proved that it was a serious attempt to plan a felony, and not two hiogh school kids emailing each other, saying "When i grow up, I'm gonna rob a bank!"
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* Apply strict gag rules to those subpoenaed by a grand jury.
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Not knowing the ins and outs of the American legal system, I'm going to withhold judgement here.
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* Collect DNA from suspected terrorists and indeed from any individual whose DNA might assist terror investigations.
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Any individual? No way. Technically, anyone in the USA could have to submit their DNA, as using it to eliminate them from a terrorist hunt would be classified as 'assisting' the government. Just another one of a long series of attempts by governments to get their hands on DNA databases of the population. Now they're throwing in the word "terrorist" to scare people into supporting it.
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* Extend authorization periods for secret wiretaps and Internet surveillance.
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Again, I'll withhold judgement on this until I know more.
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* Ease restrictions on the use of secret evidence.
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'Hell no' is my initial reaction, but again, I'd have to know more before giving a definitive position.