From: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com (roc-digest) To: roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: roc-digest V2 #418 Reply-To: roc-digest Sender: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-roc-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk roc-digest Thursday, January 25 2001 Volume 02 : Number 418 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 01 23:38:45 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: A NOTE FROM FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, EDWIN MEESE (fwd) On Jan 22, Rich Martin wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] A NOTE FROM FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,EDWIN MEESE III,CHAIRMAN OF THE SCOUTING LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 18:26:11 -0700 From: postmaster@defendscouting.com Subject: A New Defend Scouting Newsletter! THE DEFEND SCOUTING NEWSLETTER JANUARY 12, 2001 A NOTE FROM FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, EDWIN MEESE III, CHAIRMAN OF THE SCOUTING LEGAL DEFENSE FUND: Dear Friend of Scouting; For nearly a century, Scouting has helped millions of boys mature into responsible men and good citizens. Unfor- tunately, Scouting recently has come under increasing at- tack. We are launching this newsletter to help keep you informed about what is happening with Scouting around the country. A coalition of liberal activists, homosexuals, atheists and feminists were enraged last June when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Constitutional right of the Scouts to prevent openly homosexual men from serving as Scoutmasters. Since then, as you know, they have made the Scouts the target of their anger. I agreed to chair the Scouting Legal Defense Fund for two reasons. One was because there has never been a time when Scouting's positive influence has been more essential to our nation's future than it is today. But it was also clear to me that the Scouts are merely taking the brunt of what is a much broader assault. The same Constitutional rights of speech and association that protect the Scouts also protect tens of thousands of other groups and organiza- tions. We must never lose sight of the fact that all of these groups are the true target of this liberal coalition. So, in defending the Scouts we are also defending all of these other groups that together comprise the essential fabric of our country. I look forward to joining with you in this defense! Ed Meese Chairman, Scouting Legal Defense Fund A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Because the focus of the attacks on Scouting has shift- ed in recent months from the national level to the local level, most of us who are concerned about Scouting never hear about them. Equally important, most of us do not hear about the successful defense of Scouting which is also occurring in many local areas. The goal of this newsletter is to help remedy that. About every two weeks, we will give you a quick overview of some of the more significant and interesting developments around the country. Where possible, we will include a link to more detailed information. I also hope that you will help us make this newsletter even more useful. If the Scouts are under attack in your local area, please let us know so we can pass the word. Simply e-mail us at Click here . Thanks! Peter Ferrara Editor P.S. To learn more about the Scouting Legal Defense Fund, please visit our Web site, Defend Scouting.Com . -------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S HAPPENING TO SCOUTING AROUND THE COUNTRY... (Please note: For URL's longer than the line, simply paste the entire URL into your browser's address window.) ---Communities and school districts large and small are withdrawing support for the Scouts or facing lawsuits to force them to do so. The Los Angeles City Council adopted an anti-Scout ordinance which among other things ends police sponsorship of the Scouts and stops free use of meeting rooms in city facilities (article at Forum ). The New York City School Board has barred city schools from supporting scouting activities (article at: Click here . Mount Pleasant School District in Michigan has been sued in an effort to stop all school support of the Scouts because of their ban on admitting atheists (article at: Click here ). --And a large Jewish group also withdraws support of the Boy Scouts. Reform Jewish leaders are formally advising their membership, which constitutes about 40% of the nation's Jewish population, to stop sponsoring or financing Scout troops. ---However, strong public support and pressure has also forced some communities and school districts to reverse actions that hurt the Scouts. Tempe, Arizona had to reverse a policy that would have prevented city employees from contributing to the Scouts through the local United Way. Miami-Dade County, Florida school officials had to back off a ban on Scouts recruiting in schools (article at: Click here ). The Eugene, Oregon school district reversed a ban on the Scouts recruiting in the schools after receiving only about 100 calls, e-mails and letters from angry citizens (article at: Click here ). A state-wide poll in Illinois showed that 82% of regis- tered voters supported allowing the Scouts to continue to use schools and other public buildings (article at: Click here ). --The Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee refutes charges it is discriminating against the Boy Scouts. The organizing committee for the 2002 Winter Games, joined by the local scout councils, has refuted charges originally made in an Internet publication that it was banning Boy Scouts from volunteering to help with the games. (Article at: Click here ). ---Meanwhile, the Scouts stand firm. The national scout office rejected a request by its Providence, Rhode Island-based Narragansett Council to review the ban on homosexuals (article at: Click here . ---And, some thoughtful commentary on the attack on Scouting... "Un-American Activity? The Boy Scouts are Entitled to Their Own Moral Vision," by John Leo in U.S. News and World Report, October 23, 2000, (article at: Click here . Un-American Activity? We all know we have a fight on our hands, but I know in the end Scouting will win! Support your local Scouts! BOB EVANS NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER! [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 01 11:19:25 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: PARDON THE SEVEN WACO PRISONERS (Suggested form letter for Presid... (fwd) On Jan 23, DAnde1706@aol.com wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] In a message dated 1/21/01 10:23:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, AWright191 writes: > In a message dated 01/21/2001 11:24:32 AM Central Standard Time, > spiker@ev1.net writes: > > << Please send the following e-mail to President Bush and Vice-President > Cheney. > Copy & paste it into a new e-mail form & insert your name & address at the > bottom. > Place the following e-mail addresses on the To: & Cc: lines > > To: President@whitehouse.gov > Cc: Vice-President@whitehouse.gov > > > PARDON THE SEVEN WACO PRISONERS > Renos Avraam > Brad Branch > Jaime Castillo > Graeme Craddock > Paul Fatta > Livingstone Fagan > Kevin Whitecliff > > Dear President Bush: > > We are most pleased to be able to call a man of honor by the title of > President in place of the ignoble William Jefferson Clinton! We welcome > you to the nation's Oval Office! > > And, now, to the matter at hand! > > On February 28, 1993 76 hyped-up agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, > Tobacco and Firearms staged a military-style assault on the Branch Davidian > church group outside of Waco, Texas. They shot the church's minister David > Koresh when he tried to talk to agents at the front door and mortally > wounded his unarmed father-in-law. (He'd invited "ATF" to inspect his guns > six months earlier!) Agents then proceeded to fire blindly at the building, > including from helicopters, even though they knew it contained mostly > women, children and the elderly. They killed five people inside and > ambushed and killed another outside a few hours later. Perhaps a dozen > desperate Davidians grabbed guns and started to shoot back to defend the > women and child- ren. Four ATF agents died. > > FBI agents had to avenge these deaths and protect ATF agents who could have > done prison time for killing innocent Americans if investigat- ors ever saw > the insides of the building. It contained copious evidence of illegal and > lethal agent gunfire, including from helicopters. The FBI had to destroy > the evidence. So agents conspired to frighten and insult the David- ians, > to keep as many "witnesses" to the killings in the building until they had > an excuse to do what they did on April 19th -- smash away at the building > with tanks until it caught fire, destroying the evidence and killing 76 > witnesses trapped inside. > > President Bill Clinton approved the raid and then prosecuted 11 Davidian > survivors for murder of agents. However, the jury saw through it all and > convicted only nine Davidians of what they thought were minor charges > (aiding and abetting voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges). > Jurors were shocked when the prejudiced judge sentenced nine to a total of > 238 years! > > In June 2000 the Supreme Court found that the judge had illegally imposed > 155 of those years and reduced them. However, seven Davidians remain in > prison with 15 year sentences (around 12.5 years with good behavior). > This is too long to serve for self-defense against a vicious military-style > attack on people who were prepared to cooperate with law enforcement. > > What we find most disheartening, Sir, is the plethora of evidence still in > existence which tends to disprove the BATF version of events. For > instance, the four agents killed died of injuries inflicted at close > range! How was this possible if the facts were as was widely > reported? Many questions have, as yet, remained unanswered or have been > dealt with in an inadequate manner! > > President Bush, You MUST Reverse the Crimes of the Clinton Administration > and Prove to Americans that you Will NOT Allow These Violations of Our > Rights to continue unabated! FREE THE DAVIDIAN PRISONERS! Restore justice > to the nation and honor to the Presidency of the United States of America! > > For Freedom, > > (Your name here) > (Your mailing address here) [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 01 21:30:47 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: [Fratrum] (no subject) (fwd) On Jan 23, Margi Crook wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] This made me think of Winston Smith. From the LIS-LEAF legal list. CATHERINE MILLARD RETURNS TO INDIANAPOLIS FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 3, 2001 - Indiana's sixth Christian heritage Week. Dr. Millard, author of "The Rewriting of America's Story" as well as other books, researches original documents and material which show the Christian nature and character of the government and the founders of this great country. She exposes the lies, distortions, and misrepresentations which are taught in the public school system as 'history'. She will be speaking at several yet-to-be-determined locations in the Indianapolis area. NOTE: Location is PENDING. We MAY host Dr. Millard at the regular Mon., Feb. 26th Legal Discussion Group meeting location on Franklin Rd. in Indy. CONTACT: Bob/Eva Boyd at boydb@tce.com or (317) 485-5064 for more info and the latest location information. [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:04:06 -0600 (CST) From: Paul Watson Subject: JESSE JACKSON'S FINANCES (fwd) - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:39:49 -0800 From: "Dan Gifford@worldnet.att.net" To: SOMFORD NEWS GROUPS Subject: JESSE JACKSON'S FINANCES JEWISH WORLD REVIEW Tue, 23 Jan 2001 By Bill O'Reilly http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/oreilly1.asp I have been investigating Jackson's finances for the past two years As a journalist and an American I take no pleasure in the embarrassment of Jesse Jackson. But I do believe in karma, and the fact that Jackson is now getting his may be the ruling of the universe. For years, Jackson has been dividing Americans. Sometimes with good cause, other times employing pure exploitation. With the revelations that he fathered a child with his mistress and paid her big money to keep quiet, Jackson has lost his moral imperative. And he may be losing much more. I have been looking into Jackson's finances for the past two years. The facts are these: He runs four organizations, and two of them are tax exempt. In some cases, he does not itemize his expenses on the tax-exempts. For example, in 1998, the Rainbow Push Coalition cited 1.2 million dollars in travel expenses. But no receipts were provided in the Illinois tax return. You try that. In 1982, the IRS reviewed Jackson's nonprofit status. About one million dollars was unaccounted for. Jackson was ordered to repay about seven hundred thousand to the government. It took him years to do it. The IRS did not charge him interest or a penalty. You try to get that deal. Jesse Jackson is a millionaire but does not have a full-time job. He gets paid to speak and apparently has a steady income flow. He provided his mistress with $40,000 in moving expenses, a $365,000 house and $10,000 a month in child support. Was any of that tax- exempt money? Enquiring minds would like to know. The government seems to be afraid of Jesse Jackson. He has not been audited since 1982, even though he was a million light. The press is afraid of Jackson, as well. The New York Times played the mistress story on page 26. The reason the powers that be are afraid is that Jackson will demonize his opponents in a heartbeat. He'll slap you with a racist tag, and if you really annoy him, he'll picket you and urge his supporters to drive you out of business. He is not a man to be taken lightly. Last year, Jesse Jackson went to Mississippi and told the world that the authorities were covering up the murder of a young man found hanging from a tree. Of course that wasn't true. The evidence was overwhelming that the man committed suicide. Jackson never apologized. A few months ago, Jesse Jackson ran down to Florida and told the world the state willingly disenfranchised thousands of black voters. No proof was presented, but the NAACP has filed a lawsuit. I am anxiously awaiting the depositions, as no journalist has uncovered any pattern of organized unlawful acts against African-Americans. But Jackson is positive there was a conspiracy. Just as he was positive about that young man in Mississippi. Jesse Jackson has many enemies, but few are willing to talk on the record. One very powerful man in Washington told me that he wanted Jackson to join a group that was going into the inner cities to speak to small children about the horrors of drugs. The group would have garnered a tremendous amount of publicity. Jackson declined to participate. The CEO of the company Cypress Semiconductor told me that Jackson demanded his company hire "consultants," people close to Jackson, for advice on how to integrate the company. As Cypress is very well integrated, the CEO told Jackson to take a hike. Many executives would not have done that and would have hired Jackson's pals. Is there anything for Jackson at the end of the "consulting" rainbow? Once again, enquiring minds want to know. Jesse Jackson is the most visible African-American leader in the country. As such, he holds and wields tremendous power. He has been financially unchecked for the past 18 years. He has rammed his political and social agenda down many throats. Now he has been disgraced and should be thoroughly investigated by the government. But whether Congress or the Bush administration has the courage to do this remains to be seen. What is apparent, at least to your humble correspondent, is that Jesse Jackson has run afoul of forces far more powerful than auditors or politicians. His karma status is dubious, to say the least. His spiritual student, Bill Clinton, somehow beat the karma rap, at least in the short term, and sprinted from the White House yelling to anyone who would listen that he was a big plus for the country. Will Jesse Jackson be able to pull a Clinton and come back from disgrace? It certainly is possible. Especially if nobody bothers to look any deeper than the sex business. But the real stories about Jesse Jackson---and Bill Clinton, for that matter -- are yet to be told. And unless the government begins to toughen up, the likelihood is that they never will be. JWR contributor Bill O'Reilly is host of the Fox News show, "The O'Reilly Factor," and author of the new book, The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad, and The Completely Ridiculous in American Life. Comments by clicking here. - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 01 10:54:20 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: BILL # H.R.225 (fwd) On Jan 24, DAnde1706@aol.com wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] In a message dated 1/22/01 12:27:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, AWright191 writes: > ASK YOUR REPS TO OPPOSE THIS ONE. IT ONLY RESTRICTS THE HONEST CITIZEN AND > DOES NOT RESTRICT THE CRIMINAL. > > 107th CONGRESS > > 1st Session > > H. R. 225 > To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns. > > > IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES > > January 3, 2001 > Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. MORAN of Virginia) introduced > the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > A BILL > To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns. > > > Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United > States of America in Congress assembled, > > SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. > > This Act may be cited as the `Anti-Gunrunning Act of 2001'. > > SEC. 2. PREVENTING GUN TRAFFICKING BY RESTRICTING HANDGUN TRANSFERS TO ONE > PER MONTH. > > (a) IN GENERAL- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by > adding at the end the following: > > `(z)(1) The Congress finds and declares that-- > > `(A) crime, particularly crime involving drugs and guns, is a pervasive, > nationwide problem; > > `(B) crime at the local level is exacerbated by the interstate movement of > drugs, guns, and criminal gangs; > > `(C) firearms and ammunition move easily in interstate commerce; > > `(D) the illegal movement of firearms, and handguns in particular, across > state lines is a widespread and pervasive national problem; > > `(E) handguns (even when lawfully purchased) are unlawfully transported > across state lines by gun traffickers and are illegally sold to prohibited > persons; > > `(F) in fact, even before a firearm is illegally sold by a trafficker, the > gun, its component parts, ammunition, and the raw materials from which it > is made have moved in interstate commerce; > > `(G) law-abiding persons may fear to travel interstate or to or through > certain parts of the country due to concern about violent crime and gun > violence; > > `(H) the illegal movement of handguns across state lines substantially > affects the national market for firearms, because handguns sold in one > State in which there are few restrictions provide a convenient source for > the acquisition of handguns by gun traffickers who transport the handguns > to jurisdictions with stronger restrictions; > > `(I) the unlawful sale of firearms by traffickers provides a method by > which firearms can be bought and sold anonymously, without background > checks and without record-keeping requirements to enable gun tracing; > > `(J) handguns sold by traffickers are often obtained by criminals and other > prohibited persons who frequently use guns that cannot be traced to commit > crimes; > > `(K) handgun violence is a pervasive, national problem that is exacerbated > by the availability of handguns through gun traffickers; > > `(L) firearms from traffickers have been involved in subsequent crimes > including drug offenses, crimes of violence, property crimes, and illegal > possession by felons and other prohibited persons; > > `(M) because gun trafficking is often an interstate activity, individual > States and localities are often severely hampered in combating illegal > handgun purchases--even States and localities that have made strong efforts > to prevent, detect, and punish gun-related crime and illegal trafficking of > firearms--as a result of the failure or inability of other States or > localities to take strong measures; and > > `(N) the Congress has the power, under the interstate commerce clause and > other provisions of the Constitution, to ensure, by enactment of this > section, that criminals and other prohibited persons do not obtain firearms > through gun traffickers. > > `(2) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, > or licensed dealer-- > > `(A) during any 30-day period, to sell, deliver or transfer 2 or more > handguns to any single person (other than a licensed importer, licensed > manufacturer, or licensed dealer), or > > `(B) to sell, deliver or transfer a handgun to any single person (other > than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer), > knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the transferee has > already received one or more handguns within the previous 30 days. > > `(3)(A) It shall be unlawful for any person (other than a licensed > importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer) to receive more than > one handgun within any 30-day period. > > `(B) Under such rules and regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, > subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the loan or rental of a single handgun > solely for purposes of target shooting, provided that the recipient > possesses no more than one such loaned or rented handgun at any one time. > > `(4) Under such rules and regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, > paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to-- > > `(A) handguns transferred to or received by qualified private security > companies licensed to do business within the State where the transfer > occurs for use by the company in its security operations, provided that any > handgun transferred under this subsection is transferred through a licensed > dealer located in the State where the security company is licensed to do > business; > > `(B) the disposition made of a handgun delivered to a person licensed under > section 923 for the sole purpose of repair or customizing when such handgun > or a replacement handgun of the same kind and type is returned to the > person from whom it was received; > > `(C) the loan or rental of a single handgun from a person licensed under > section 923, provided that the recipient possesses no more than one such > loaned or rented handgun at any one time; > > `(D) the redemption of pawned handguns from a person licensed under section > 923 by the person from whom the handguns were received; > > `(E) the receipt of curio or relic handguns by a licensed collector; > > `(F) the receipt of a single handgun from a person licensed under section > 923 to replace a lost or stolen handgun of the same kind or type, where the > transferee has submitted to the licensee a copy of an official police > report establishing the loss or theft of a handgun or handguns; > > `(G) the transfer of handguns by bequest; > > `(H) the transfer of handguns to the transferor's spouse, child, parent, > stepparent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister; or > > `(I) the transfer of all or part of a personal firearms collection (as that > term is defined in regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary) that > includes handguns, provided that the handguns in the collection are > transferred through a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer located in > the State where the transferee resides.'. > > (b) PENALTIES- Section 924(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking `or > (o)' and inserting `(o), or (z)'. > > (c) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR LICENSEES WHO KNOWINGLY MAKE FALSE STATEMENTS > IN REQUIRED RECORDS- > > (1) Section 924(a)(3) of such title is amended-- > > (A) by striking `(A)'; > > (B) by striking `or' after `chapter'; > > (C) by striking subsection (B); and > > (D) by striking `one year' and inserting `5 years'. > > (2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the > following: > > `(7) Any licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or > licensed collector who knowingly violates section 922(m) shall be fined > under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.'. > > (d) CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE BRADY LAW- Section 922(t) of such title is > amended-- > > (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking `(g) or (n)' and inserting `(g), > (n), or (z)'; > > (2) in paragraph (2), by striking `(g) or (n)' and inserting `(g), (n), or > (z)'; > > (3) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating > subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; > > (4) in paragraph (4), by striking `(g) or (n)' and inserting `(g), (n), or > (z)'; and > > (5) by adding at the end the following: > > `(10) A licensee must, within three days of receiving a request from the > prospective transferee, notify the national instant criminal background > check system of any background check conducted pursuant to this section > within the previous 30 days that did not result in the transfer of a > handgun. > > `(11) Information that is retained pursuant to Public Law 103-159 may be > used to effectuate section 922(z) of this title.'. > > (e) EFFECTIVE DATE- The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the > Attorney General, shall determine, and publish in the Federal Register, the > date on which this section shall become effective. > > (f) DEADLINES FOR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS RELATED TO CERTAIN FIREARMS > TRANSFERS- > > (1) HANDGUN TRANSFERS SUBJECT TO THE WAITING PERIOD- Section > 922(s)(6)(B)(i) of such title is amended by striking `20 business days' and > inserting `35 calendar days'. > > (2) FIREARMS TRANSFERS SUBJECT TO INSTANT CHECK- Section 922(t)(2)(C) of > such title is amended by inserting `within 35 calendar days after the date > the system provides the licensee with the number,'. > END [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 01 10:57:49 PST From: roc@xpresso.seaslug.org (Bill Vance) Subject: BILL # H.R. 220 (fwd) On Jan 24, DAnde1706@aol.com wrote: [-------------------- text of forwarded message follows --------------------] In a message dated 1/22/01 12:15:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, AWright191 writes: > 107th CONGRESS > > 1st Session > > H. R. 220 > To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code > of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security > account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in > the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to > prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of > individuals on other agencies or persons. > > > IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES > > January 3, 2001 > Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland) introduced the > following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and > in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be > subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of > such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > A BILL > To amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code > of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security > account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in > the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to > prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of > individuals on other agencies or persons. > > > Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United > States of America in Congress assembled, > > SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. > > This Act may be cited as the `Identity Theft Protection Act of 2001'. > > SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER. > > (a) REPEAL OF PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING CERTAIN USAGES OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY > ACCOUNT NUMBER- Section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. > 405(c)(2)) is amended-- > > (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking `(C)(i) It is the policy' and all that > follows through clause (vi); > > (2) by striking subparagraphs (C)(ix), (E), and (H); and > > (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (E) and > (F), respectively. > > (b) NEW RULES APPLICABLE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS- Section > 205(c)(2) of such Act is amended further-- > > (1) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: > > `(C)(i) All social security account numbers issued under this subsection > shall be randomly generated. > > `(ii) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph-- > > `(I) the social security account number issued under this subsection to any > individual shall be the exclusive property of such individual, and > > `(II) the Social Security Administration shall not divulge the social > security account number issued to any individual under this subsection to > any agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government, to any State, > political subdivision of a State, or agency or instrumentality of a State > or political subdivision thereof, or to any other individual. > > `(iii) Clause (ii) shall not apply with respect to the use of the social > security account number as an identifying number to the extent provided in > section 6109(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to use of > the social security account number for social security and related > purposes).'; and > > (2) by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) of subparagraph (C) as > clauses (iv) and (v), respectively. > > (c) USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE- > Subsection (d) of section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is > amended-- > > (1) in the heading, by inserting `FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND RELATED PURPOSES' > after `NUMBER'; and > > (2) by striking `this title' and inserting `section 86, chapter 2, and > subtitle C of this title'. > > (d) EFFECTIVE DATES AND RELATED RULES- > > (1) EFFECTIVE DATES- Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment > of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall publish in the > Federal Register the date determined by the Commissioner, in consultation > with the Secretary of the Treasury, to be the earliest date thereafter by > which implementation of the amendments made by this section is practicable. > The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the earlier of > such date or the date which occurs 5 years after the date of the enactment > of this Act. The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect > to social security account numbers issued on or after such earlier date. > The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply with respect to calendar > quarters and taxable years beginning on or after such earlier date. > > (2) REISSUANCE OF NUMBERS- The Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure > that, not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, > all individuals who have been issued social security account numbers under > section 205(c) of the Social Security Act as of the date prior to the > earlier date specified in paragraph (1) are issued new social security > account numbers in accordance with such section as amended by this section. > Upon issuance of such new social security account numbers, any social > security account numbers issued to such individuals prior to such earlier > date specified in paragraph (1) shall be null and void and subject to the > requirements of section 205(c)(2)(C)(ii)(II) of such Act, as amended by > this section. Nothing in this section or the amendments made thereby shall > be construed to preclude the Social Security Administration and the > Secretary of the Treasury from cross-referencing such social security > account numbers newly issued to individuals pursuant to this paragraph to > the former social security account numbers of such individuals for purposes > of administering title II or title XVI of such Act or administering the > Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in connection with section 86, chapter 2, and > subtitle C thereof. > > SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PRIVACY ACT OF 1974. > > (a) IN GENERAL- Section 7 of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a note, > 88 Stat. 1909) is amended-- > > (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the > following: > > `(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply > with respect to any disclosure which is required under regulations of the > Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to section 205(c)(2) of the Social > Security Act or under regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant > to section 6109(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.'; > > and > > (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: > > `(b) Except with respect to disclosures described in subsection (a)(2), no > agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government, a State, a political > subdivision of a State, or any combination of the foregoing may request an > individual to disclose his social security account number, on either a > mandatory or voluntary basis.'. > > (b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall take effect > on the earlier date specified in section 2(d)(1). > > SEC. 4. PROHIBITION OF GOVERNMENT-WIDE UNIFORM IDENTIFYING NUMBERS. > > (a) IN GENERAL- Except as authorized under section 205(c)(2) of the Social > Security Act, any two agencies or instrumentalities of the Federal > Government may not implement the same identifying number with respect to > any individual. > > (b) IDENTIFYING NUMBERS- For purposes of this section-- > > (1) the term `identifying number' with respect to an individual means any > combination of alpha-numeric symbols which serves to identify such > individual, and > > (2) any identifying number and any one or more derivatives of such number > shall be treated as the same identifying number. > > (c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The provisions of this section shall take effect > January 1, 2003. > > SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF GOVERNMENT-ESTABLISHED IDENTIFIERS. > > (a) IN GENERAL- Subject to subsection (b), a Federal agency may not-- > > (1) establish or mandate a uniform standard for identification of an > individual that is required to be used by any other Federal agency, a State > agency, or a private person for any purpose other than the purpose of > conducting the authorized activities of the Federal agency establishing or > mandating the standard; or > > (2) condition receipt of any Federal grant or contract or other Federal > funding on the adoption, by a State, a State agency, or a political > subdivision of a State, of a uniform standard for identification of an > individual. > > (b) TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN PRIVATE PERSONS- Notwithstanding subsection (a), a > Federal agency may not establish or mandate a uniform standard for > identification of an individual that is required to be used within the > agency, or by any other Federal agency, a State agency, or a private > person, for the purpose of-- > > (1) investigating, monitoring, overseeing, or otherwise regulating a > transaction to which the Federal Government is not a party; or > > (2) administrative simplification. > > (c) REPEALER- Any provision of Federal law enacted before, on, or after the > date of the enactment of this Act that is inconsistent with subsection (a) > or (b) is repealed, including sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social > Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2(b); 42 U.S.C. 1320d-6(a)(1)). > > (d) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this section: > > (1) AGENCY- The term `agency' means any of the following: > > (A) An Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United > States Code). > > (B) A military department (as defined in section 102 of such title). > > (C) An agency in the executive branch of a State government. > > (D) An agency in the legislative branch of the Government of the United > States or a State government. > > (E) An agency in the judicial branch of the Government of the United States > or a State government. > > (2) STATE- The term `State' means any of the several States, the District > of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, > American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the > Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or > the Republic of Palau. > > (e) EFFECTIVE DATE- The provisions of this section shall take effect > January 1, 2003. > END [------------------------- end of forwarded message ------------------------] - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RKBA! ***** Blessings On Thee, Oh Israel! ***** RKBA! - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- An _EFFECTIVE_ | Insured | All matter is vibration. | Let he who hath no weapon in every | by COLT; | -- Max Plank | weapon sell his hand = Freedom | DIAL | In the beginning was the | garment and buy a on every side! | 1911-A1. | word. -- The Bible | sword.--Jesus Christ - ----------------+----------+--------------------------+--------------------- Constitutional Government is dead, LONG LIVE THE CONSTITUTION!!!!! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------ End of roc-digest V2 #418 *************************