Barr urges change to part of Patriot Act
by JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
Last Updated 12:39 pm PDT Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Republican congressman urged lawmakers Tuesday to limit the government's ability to search for evidence without immediately telling the investigation's target, a part of the USA Patriot Act that Congress is reconsidering.
While sections of the Patriot Act expire this year, the law's national standards for what are sometimes known as "sneak and peek" searches are permanent.
Still, former GOP Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia told a House Judiciary subcommittee that lawmakers should scale back the delayed notification warrant provision inside the Patriot Act anyway. [...] Read it all at: http://tinyurl.com/7sq7c
© Virginia Metze
Last Updated 12:39 pm PDT Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Sacramento Bee
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Republican congressman urged lawmakers Tuesday to limit the government's ability to search for evidence without immediately telling the investigation's target, a part of the USA Patriot Act that Congress is reconsidering.
While sections of the Patriot Act expire this year, the law's national standards for what are sometimes known as "sneak and peek" searches are permanent.
Still, former GOP Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia told a House Judiciary subcommittee that lawmakers should scale back the delayed notification warrant provision inside the Patriot Act anyway. [...] Read it all at: http://tinyurl.com/7sq7c
© Virginia Metze
Starmail - 6. Mai, 10:45
