After looking into it though, I wouldn't say that there is nothing going on here.
See specifically: (3) understanding or assessing transnational threats that impact global security, including climate and other ecological change, public health risks, humanitarian threats, political instability, and geographic rivalry;
This provides a much broader scope than the revoked "counterintelligence and anti-terrorism objectives" part of PPD-28.
Now, basically any flavor of the month can be considered a transnational threat to global security - climate change, racism, political dissent, etc. Whatever the ruling class don't approve of.
So yeah, while I wouldn't call this Patriot Act 2.0, it certainly does make many things worse - more like a V1.5 let's say.
Thanks for pointing that out!
After looking into it though, I wouldn't say that there is nothing going on here.
See specifically: (3) understanding or assessing transnational threats that impact global security, including climate and other ecological change, public health risks, humanitarian threats, political instability, and geographic rivalry;
This provides a much broader scope than the revoked "counterintelligence and anti-terrorism objectives" part of PPD-28.
Now, basically any flavor of the month can be considered a transnational threat to global security - climate change, racism, political dissent, etc. Whatever the ruling class don't approve of.
So yeah, while I wouldn't call this Patriot Act 2.0, it certainly does make many things worse - more like a V1.5 let's say.