Das Buch Wer mitmacht, hat Recht!

German news website heise online reports:

Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) wants to see a timely end of the current discussion on the proposed tough anti-terror laws proposed by Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU).

The key points of the new law are

• Online search and seize of computers using the so-called “Federal Trojan Horse”
• Use of information gained from autobahn toll collecting for law enforcement
• Fingerprints as part of biometric passports and national ID cards
• Additional storage of biometric data at the local registration office (“Meldeamt”, where citizens have to be registred)
• Even more possibilities for computer-aided search / investigation

German magazine Focus Online reports how several leading figures of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union), one of the two biggest parliamentary groups of the current government, endorse Schäuble’s plans for stricter, more fascist, anti-terror legislation.

Following in the footsteps of Schäuble

Chief Minister Roland Koch (CDU) (Official homepage) of Hessen is being quoted saying that “Germany can’t be allowed to be not as good as other countries when it comes to investigating terrorist suspects.”
Furthermore, “The Big Coalition (CDU/SPD) has to give the idea some serious thought.”

If needed the constitution has to be enhanced to allow us to fight terrorism better.

Günther Oettinger (CDU) (Official homepage), Chief Minister of Baden-Württemberg, is said to claim “Schäuble’s advances are totally OK. If needed the constitution has to be enhanced to allow us to fight terrorism better. SPD Chief Kurt Beck (Official homepage) should be more open for compromises regarding this issue.”

German newspaper WELT ONLINE reports (German language source) on the latest development of German Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble.

He’s raising the question whether Germany is able to defend itself against the growing terrorist threat using the current tools available to law enforcement. He’s especially worried about “sympathizers of the criminal networks” and “jeopardizers” (He keeps making up fuzzy fake words like that in German, too.)

He’s thinking about implementing similar anti-terror laws as the United States.
For instance he wants to establish the punishable act of “conspiracy” in the same way.
Or maybe one could treat those “jeopardizers” like enemy combatants” (He used the lean-word “Kombatanten” instead of “Kämpfer” (combatants) in his German statement, which is not in general use in Germany and thus sounds like “nothing” to the broad public.)
As if this wouldn’t be enough already, he also suggest to deny “extremists” (no clear definition of the term) the use of mobile phones and internet to communicate. (I’m wondering what ridiculous new laws, taking away our civil liberties, he would have to get passed to make this possible.)