Scary: Perry aide has has compiled personal data on more than 1 MILLION Texans

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Seems EVERYTHING is justified by terror these days. I would bet MONEY that this asshole has plans on creating a private corporation with this info so he can sell background checks to Texas employers.:mad:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/041407dntexdatabase.37be27a.html
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AUSTIN – The Homeland Security Division of the governor's office has pieced together a mammoth database that contains information on more than 1 million Texans, covering everything from traffic tickets to more serious run-ins with police.

The operation has been overseen for the last two years by Steve McCraw, who reports directly to Gov. Rick Perry. He is not a certified police officer, although he has an extensive law enforcement background.

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"We've been opposing the data mining and private breaches coming from the federal government for the past five years. We didn't anticipate the state governor would overstep the excesses of the federal government," said Will Harrell, state director of the American Civil Liberties Union.

He said that while police powers have greatly expanded since 9/11, TDEx replicates information available through the National Criminal Information Center, run by the FBI. Access to that information is available only to certified law-enforcement personnel, he said, and there are criminal penalties for its misuse.

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1. Karma, Texas.

[LiberalFighter]

2. Where did they get this info? From the NCIC?

If not, was it obtained from databases that are only accessible to govt authorized agencies in the performance of their duty?

What laws if any did Perry violate?

How did they obtain the data? Did they download the whole file?

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3. A non-law enforcement officer

used the NCIC database as well as other databases.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Then it was illegal and all information from the NCIC should be deleted

And the non-law enforcement officer and the individual allowing the use of his access to this person should be prosecuted.

[Double T]

4. Rick Perry and Steve McCraw must be 'preparing' to take bush's.........

place in the 'imperial presidency', where wiretapping, torture and illegal spying are commonplace.

[deminks]

6. Was it used to purge voter rolls?

One of the few reasons I would think that a political organization would want a list of criminals, or anyone who has had any contact whatsoever with the law enforcement agencies in Texas.