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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7260164.stm
In the UK they have a national DNA database that helps to match convicted criminals to a crime scene. This helps increase the efficiency of the police and it brings justice to those who truly are guilty… or does it? There is no denying DNA evidence it is very conclusive (less than1 in a billion match.) But what if your DNA was entered into this database and you were not even convicted of a crime, or worse yet they just want you on record, you know, just in case you do decided to do something.
In September 2007, Lord Justice Sedley - one of England's most experienced appeal court judges - called for the register to be made universal.
He condemned the existing system as "indefensible", said it was biased against ethnic minorities, and it would be fairer to include everyone, guilty or innocent.
Yes in the interest of fairness (let see him impose that standard to UK muslims) he is willing to trash the civil rights, dare I say, the privacy of every citizen (probably not himself of course) in the UK. This whole thinking of fairness leads us down the primrose path of POLITICAL CORRECTNESS and the fact that cops are getting way to LAZY! They want it all to be handed to them.
But what of innocent until proven guilty or should I say guilty until proven innocent (that is what it will come to.) But in the US we enjoy the protections of the Constitution namely the 4th and 5th amendments in criminal court. But at the rate that our politician are going (McCain-Feingold) we will soon see our Constitutional rights being eroded away just so things will be “fairer and easier” for those who are in control. And do not kid yourselves those in control consider themselves in “control.” To use a “Marxist” term, they are the new bourgeois [sic] leadership. This will be a convenient way to just nail everybody in one fell swoop and virtually create a police state, one in which everybody is SUSPECT (think 1984 and the thought police.) Speaking of thought police, hate crimes come to mind; and yes this database being mandatory could be used maliciously, in controlling certain individuals to act the way the “bourgeois” want them to. Who is to say that they will not only swab your mouth but take a few hair samples, you know, to keep as “part of the database records” and you can imagine of the rest. As far as I know the idea of a mandatory DNA registration for everyone in the US has not been taken under consideration, but give it time.
Now back to the other issue of not being convicted of a crime and still having to register. In our constitution (which McCain obviously sees as a pesky nuisance to his grab for power) The 5th amendment gives us the right against self incrimination and it could be argued that forcing citizens to register would be forcing one to testify using their own bodies. So far I would think that the 4th amendment would protect us against the government from “seizing” DNA samples of us all…for now. But we also thought we were protected from government seizure of our private property (that worked our well… Kelo v. City of New London anybody!) Do not count on the Supreme Court
So what are we to do? We need to vigilantly guard our civil liberties in accordance with the Bill of Rights and the Constitution this is why we need constitutional education in our public schools sooooo badly. Kids now days are being taught that we are given our rights by the governments and legislation. The truth is the government governs because the people allow them to. If we ever just stood up and said no more, they would all be out of work in an instant. And this is an unsolicited plug but go to www.heritage.org and you can order a FREE copy of the constitution for yourself. It really is nice to have a copy on hand in case you have any questions.
