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Currently, federal authorities can only collect DNA from convicted criminals. That may soon change, so that anyone arrested for a crime, or merely detained, can be forced to provide a DNA sample. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is fronting the legislation, which was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee recently. The argument is that the new measure would prevent crimes. But like a lot of ham-fisted and over-reaching legislation coming out of this Congress these days, there is no actual reasoning behind this. Continued