To: Wharf Rat who wrote (208345 ) 11/14/2006 1:09:28 PM From: Brumar89 Read Replies (2) | Respond to Nah, my question was how would the leftwing hordes deal with Bush not being removed from office as they fantasize?I think Hillary is a great idea." "You'll be tapping phones and bank accounts of foreign terrorists?" "who kind of troops are you gonna use to wage war on Ann Coulter and the Republican party". Troops? FBI. Federal Marshals.DHS. Whoever does the domestic terror busts now. That's why we pay them. John Yoo Like Campbell, many Berkeley faculty members, students, and administrators are particularly alarmed about the Patriot Act's potential impact on academic freedom and on individual rights to read, speak, and publish without fear. It prohibits students or scholars from a handful of countries from participating in sensitive research, and forbids publishing the results of such studies. Before the Patriot Act, Congress did allow a narrow exception to the "probable cause" standard for investigations of foreign espionage. To obtain a search warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), passed in 1978, the FBI only has to certify to a judge that it believes someone is a foreign agent. The FBI also is not required to notify the subject of the search. A secret federal court hears these special FISA cases. Although the report found no negative impacts in the areas reviewed--records and research --a new task force will focus on the law's adverse effects on foreign students and scholars coming to Berkeley. The next report is due January 1. "There's a lot of anecdotal evidence of problems," said Koshland. "We want to say: 'Here's our data. Here's the drop-off in foreign visitors and students. Here's the loss of revenue.' Then we may have grounds for persuading our legislators to alter the law." alumni.berkeley.edu
