"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

—Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence

Various Resources

Legislation (current and pending)

The USA PATRIOT Act — Complete Text

DSEA 2003 (PATRIOT Act II) — Full Download or Split Pieces
	Draft of the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003 (12 MB)
	Part I (4.9 MB)
	Part II (1.9 MB)
	Part III (1.8 MB)
	Part IV (1.8 MB)
	Part V (1.9 MB)
Mirror Locations of DSEA 2003
	www.publicintegrity.org www.ire.org
Related Documents
	The Office of Legislative Affairs "control sheet" which shows that a copy of the bill was sent to Speaker Hastert and Vice President Cheney (157 KB)
	Justice Department's response to this report (230 KB)

Writings

Center for Constitutional Rights — "The USA PATRIOT Act: What's So Patriotic About Trampling on the Bill of Rights?" by Nancy Chang, Senior Litigation Attorney for CCR, also author of "Silencing Political Dissent: How Post-September 11 Antiterrorism Measures Threaten Our Civil Liberties," published in June 2002

Congressional Research Service — "The USA PATRIOT Act: A Sketch" by Charles Doyle, Senior Specialist, American Law Division

Bill of Rights Defense Committee, National Office — This comprehensive document spells out exactly where in the UPA our rights are infringed upon. It dovetails nicely with the Act itself, and is also good as a standalone document.

Electronic Frontier Foundation — Analysis of the Provisions of the UPA That Relate to Online Activities

Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights — A chronology of infringement upon our rights. Scroll down to mid-page and click the "Timeline is available..." link. Other links in that section are equally interesting, but the chronology really shows how moment by moment these restrictions on our freedoms have crept up on us.

American Civil Liberties Union — "Civil Liberties After 9/11: The ACLU Defends Freedom"

American Civil Liberties Union — "The Dangers of Domestic Spying by Federal Law Enforcement: A Case Study of FBI Surveillance of Dr. Martin Luther King"

American Civil Liberties Union — "Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society"

Henry David Thoreau — "Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau

Linda Monk — "The Words We Live By," an annotated guide to the Constitution, by Linda R. Monk

Organizations

Center for Constitutional Rights

American Bar Association

The Center for Democracy and Techonology

Project on Government Secrecy

Bill of Rights Institute