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Politics : Have you read your constitution today?

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To: epicure who wrote (180)7/17/2002 1:15:36 PM
From: Thomas M.Read Replies (1) of 403
 
<<< Since the USA PATRIOT Act was passed in October 2001, the FBI has been reading over shoulders by visiting libraries across the US to demand library patron's reading records and other files. Under the PATRIOT Act, the FBI doesn't have to demonstrate &quot;probable cause&quot; of criminal activity to request records. In fact, the so-called &quot;search warrant&quot; is issued by a secret court. Once granted, it entitles the FBI to procure any library records pertaining to book circulation, Internet use or patron registration. >>>

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