Sneak & Peak Justice
Ah fall. The leaves are turning color, the air is getting brisker, the scent of pumpkins and roasted turkey fills the air, and Congress turns its attention to ensuring that anything we borrow from a library can be held against us.
A day after it appeared that Congress would just roll over and let most of the Patriot Act be renewed, six senators (Feingold, Craig, Durbin, Sununu, Salazar and Murkowski) sponsors of legislation that would have tempered the act somewhat complained that the House-Senate compromise takes back some civil liberty protections. Among them the Senate requirement that government inform targets of "sneak & peak" search warrants within 7-30 days that they are a target. Sneak & peak warrants fyi - those that allow authorities to conduct secret searches of our houses or businesses and tell us about it later. The compromise also removed the Senate provision that would have mandated judicial review over using PA powers to search financial, medical, school and library records.
Now check this out. That group of senators includes a Republican from Idaho, Sununu (son of Reagan's fav) and an Alaskan Republican. These are not knee jerk ACLU supporters. These guys probably don't even like the ACLU.
So you have to ask yourself Mr. President & Mr. Vice President. If Republicans from Idaho and Alaska don't support your Act, just how far from the pack have you strayed?
A day after it appeared that Congress would just roll over and let most of the Patriot Act be renewed, six senators (Feingold, Craig, Durbin, Sununu, Salazar and Murkowski) sponsors of legislation that would have tempered the act somewhat complained that the House-Senate compromise takes back some civil liberty protections. Among them the Senate requirement that government inform targets of "sneak & peak" search warrants within 7-30 days that they are a target. Sneak & peak warrants fyi - those that allow authorities to conduct secret searches of our houses or businesses and tell us about it later. The compromise also removed the Senate provision that would have mandated judicial review over using PA powers to search financial, medical, school and library records.
Now check this out. That group of senators includes a Republican from Idaho, Sununu (son of Reagan's fav) and an Alaskan Republican. These are not knee jerk ACLU supporters. These guys probably don't even like the ACLU.
So you have to ask yourself Mr. President & Mr. Vice President. If Republicans from Idaho and Alaska don't support your Act, just how far from the pack have you strayed?
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