Sunday, June 2, 2002

Problematic Bioterrorism Bill Governor King signed Maine's new anti-bioterrorism legislation into law; the Phoenix discusses the many criticisms from many sources: "Actually, they say it's financially motivated, redundant of existing state and federal powers, an affront to civil liberties and privacy concerns, irresponsible in its delegation of law-making power, and a chaotic rush-job to boot. But not all of these complaints come from the same bullhorn, as you've probably guessed." 9:17:25 PM

Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech ... Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish sentiments on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of this liberty;...

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