Russ Feingold

schools or institutions of higher education. In the Senate, several senators are now following Representative Sanders ' lead, with a variety of bills pending. In May, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) introduced the "Library and Bookseller Protection Act of 2003," S. 1158, a companion bill to HR 1157, and two months later, Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) introduced the "Library, Bookseller, and Personal Records Privacy Act," S. 1507. This bill would limit the government 's ability to monitor library and bookstore records secretly under section 215, restore a requirement that the FBI make a factual, individualized showing that records sought pertain to a suspected terrorist, and limit the agency 's subpoena to only relevant library records. It would also limit the use of the FBI 's "national security letter" authority, which the agency is using as an "administrative subpoena" that requires no court approval. Feingold says his bill "recognizes that under certain circumstances the FBI should have access to library, bookseller, or other personal information and simply puts safeguards in place to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens."13 The same day that Feingold introduced his bill, Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the "Protecting the Rights of Individuals Act," (the PRI Act), S. 1552, intended to restore some civil-liberties protections weakened by the PATRIOT Act. Among its provisions, the bill would restore earlier limits on the FBI 's ability to…

people who are innocent guilty of something they may not have done. Police officers have long signaled out African Americans and other people of color for mistreatment. Camera operators may be even more likely to target members of stigmatized social groups for monitoring when the public can’t see them. From a control room it’s easier to single one person out, and it’s less noticeable. Colb identifies targeting as a secondary, but important, privacy harm. When a person is signaled out by the…

On September 11, 2001 terrorist attacked the United States, which changed the lives of everyone. The United States wanted to ensure this never occurred again, to ensure this the Patriot Act was passed. The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is an Act of Congress which President George W. Bush signed into law on October 26, 2001. The Act was passed a merely 45 after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Only one United States senator, Russell Feingold, of Wisconsin voted against the…

takes an innocent person’s life. He writes in his article: “ It is difficult to know for sure how many innocent people have been executed, but it appears at least ten have.” These words would pull at the heart strings for some readers, knowing that at least ten innocent people have lost their lives for no reason other than it being a mistake. Russ Feingold does the exact same thing in his article in order to argue against the death penalty as well. He writes: “Krone had spent the last ten years…

Tools Require to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.” This act quickly caused controversy and sparked many debates about national security and civil liberties because it created legislative changes which significantly increased the surveillance and investigative powers of law enforcement agencies in the United States without providing a system of checks and balances to safeguard civil liberties. The only Senator to oppose the Act, was Russ Feingold. When asked about his opposition to…

people for making a mistake and people are supposed to make mistakes but not be killed for a mistake. Juvenile courts are no different from criminal courts the courts still give the same consequences. Juveniles are different than adults because juveniles are as smart or don't have common sense like adults. The death penalty is unconstitutional for the government to do this to people. The California Supreme court ruled in February 1972 that the death penalty was unconstitutional.(st James…

privileges and responsibilities of an adult also explain why their irresponsible conduct is not as morally reprehensible as that of an adult” (Death Penalty for Juveniles 2017). The United States makes specific laws against adolescents, the legal driving age, so we can ensure the safety of others. Yet we allow ourselves to murder a child who could not understand right and wrong. Secondly, the government has put legal systems in place to ensure all Americans are treated fairly when on trial,…

irrevocable mistakes. Steven D. Stewart, JD, Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, states the pros about it and says “No arrangement of equity can create results which are 100% sure constantly. Errors will be made in any framework which depends upon human affirmation for confirmation. We ought to be watchful to reveal and maintain a strategic distance from such oversights. Our arrangement of equity legitimately requests a higher standard for capital punishment cases. However, the danger of…

through parts of the trial, or arrived at the court under the influence of alcohol” (“Is Poor Representation”). The death penalty should be abolished, as the stakes are too high for the government’s forgettable appointed attorneys to risk a life over their inexperience. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the risk of a horrific, irreversible mistake in judging one’s innocence when the punishment is death is simply too great. Senator Russ Feingold testifies that “87 people have been freed…

discrimination, racial favoritism, and “racial apartheid.” Some of the cases are not treated fairly since some prisoners have better economy resources and this character has influenced the decision of sentence or releases a person. Also, according to a study performed by the General Accounting Office, it was determined that in 82 percent of the cases, the racial issue influenced in the decision, when the victim killed was white is probably that the person received a death penalty sentence, but…