Previous Politech message: http://www.politechbot.com/2005/09/26/white-house-supports/ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [Politech] forcible DNA extraction from Americans by ALL cops for ANY reason - not just Feds., includes immigrants Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:00:37 -0400 From: Ethan Ackerman <eackerma@private> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@private> Declan, it is worth noting the Kyl-Cornyn bill expands DNA collection in SEVERAL directions, some missed by Jonathan Krim in his Post article. The bill grants states carte blanche to write laws allowing collection, not just for convicted offenses - (i.e. as a condition of getting a drivers license!) The only limiting language for state collection grants is - states can only collect pursuant to "applicable legal authority" - which means, roughly, anything the state passes a law for. Also, the expansion of federal authority is worth noting, which Mr. Krim didn't write about - it is likely to be the most contentious, because it allows , among other things, compulsory testing of any detained immigrants. Most people think of "detained" immigrants as just those caught at illegal border-crossing attempts, but, thanks to the convoluted immigration system we have, even visiting foreign scholars in the visa application system may be considered detained at some points in processing... Anyone who is "arrested or detained under the authority of the United States" is now subject, not just convicted felons. The bill is here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:s.01606: The CRS summary is definitely worth reading -Ethan Ackerman _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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