Invasion of privacy
Sarasota Herald Tribune
by staff
11/15/05
Personal privacy, a bedrock principle of conservative political philosophy, is being invaded through a Patriot Act provision that allows the FBI to delve into the lives of ordinary Americans. The provision grants the FBI almost unfettered use of 'national security letters,' which were conceived as a tool for tracking foreign agents but now are freely employed against everyday citizens, The Washington Post reported recently. Republicans in Congress, many of whom champion conservative values, have been reluctant to challenge the Bush administration on its exercise of the Patriot Act. But that, fortunately, is starting to change...
http://tinyurl.com/a9fup
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by staff
11/15/05
Personal privacy, a bedrock principle of conservative political philosophy, is being invaded through a Patriot Act provision that allows the FBI to delve into the lives of ordinary Americans. The provision grants the FBI almost unfettered use of 'national security letters,' which were conceived as a tool for tracking foreign agents but now are freely employed against everyday citizens, The Washington Post reported recently. Republicans in Congress, many of whom champion conservative values, have been reluctant to challenge the Bush administration on its exercise of the Patriot Act. But that, fortunately, is starting to change...
http://tinyurl.com/a9fup
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 16. Nov, 19:35
