Whats the deal here? The government wants more information on all of us. They want power to search without probable cause and listen in on our private conversations. They want information from Medical records as to who has HIV and who sleeps with whom.

Who do they think they are? Government is here to serve us. That is, We The People. Not serve us up for slaughter. What do you think of these actions? Lets have a discussion.

Doesn't this scare anyone else?

Our way of life is being stolen out from under us with lies about how it is for our own good. Lies that we need more protection and more cops and jails ... to defend us from pot smoking lunatics, and terrorists who have been armed with our tax money and trained by the School of the Americas? Let's vote these bums out of office.

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Bob Barr, R-GA,  released information exposing an effort by the Department of Justice to obtain massive new enforcement powers in the closing days of the 105th Congress. Barr obtained the information from a confidential source within federal law enforcement.

Among other things, the Department's "wish list" for new authority includes (among others):

A vastly expanded definition of terrorism to include domestic crimes having no relationship to terrorism.

The power to seize commercial transportation assets for federal use.

The ability to commandeer personnel from other federal agencies without reimbursement.

Expanded wiretap authority to allow "roving" wiretaps, and wiretaps without any court authority.

Enlarged asset forfeiture provisions to allow the FBI to seize personal property in both criminal and civil matters.

The establishment of a permanent "FBI Police Force."

Loosening of Posse Comitatus restrictions to allow more military involvement in domestic law enforcement.

Authority to force telephone and Internet companies to divulge information on their customers.

"These requests belong in some bizarre conspiracy novel, not in serious legislative documents being circulated at the top levels of federal law enforcement. These proposals represent a sneak attack on the most cherished principles of our democracy. If they become a part of our law, freedom and privacy in America will be permanently and severely diminished," also noted the Department and the FBI are "shopping" this wish list in an effort to get the items placed in a spending measure without hearings or debate.