LA County Libertarian Examiner
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Rep. Tom McClintock of California, who has sought for years to be portrayed as a defender of 'individual liberty and limited government', has once again shown his true colors via his roll call vote.
The bill, H R 4614, titled Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010, passed on May 18th at 7:10PM by a 357-32 margin, with 32 Republicans voting against it and 41 members of Congress, including Rep. Ron Paul, not voting.
The gop.gov website states "The bill is named for Katie Sepich, a New Mexico graduate student who was murdered in 2003. Although her killer's DNA was found under her fingernails, he was not convicted until after a state law was passed in 2006 requiring DNA collection for certain crimes. The killer was arrested for burglary and his DNA was collected and ran in the system".
CNET News reported "civil libertarians say DNA samples should be required only from people who have been convicted of crimes, and argue that if there is probable cause to believe that someone is involved in a crime, a judge can sign a warrant allowing a blood sample or cheek swab to be forcibly extracted..."It's wrong to treat someone as guilty before they're convicted," says Jim Harper, director of information policy studies at the Cato Institute. "It inverts the concept of innocent until proven guilty."
The Californian first term Republican was most recently in the news for his response to Mexican President Felipe Calderon. McClintock gave an eloquent speech on sovereignty and rule of law, despite the fact that he has endorsed numerous open border socialists for years. Earlier this year, McClintock voted to extend provisions of the Patriot Act. He has endorsed pro-tax advocate and Al Gore donor Steve Poizner for California governor, while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has warned voters about Poizner.
As a State Senator, McClintock voted against a proposed privacy bill that would have required government agencies and business to let consumers know when they are using RFID technology. [more: www.examiner.com/examiner...t-not-convicted-of-crimes
Also: Rep. McClintock gives lip service to sovereignty after endorsing open border globalists for years www.examiner.com/x-27692-...rder-globalists-for-years