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Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by simoniker on from the much-controversy dept.

Adam9 writes "According to Yahoo/AP, a federal judge has declared unconstitutional a portion of the USA Patriot Act that bars giving expert advice or assistance to groups designated foreign terrorist organizations. The ruling marks the first court decision to declare a part of the post-Sept. 11 anti-terrorism statute unconstitutional, said David Cole, a Georgetown University law professor who argued the case on behalf of the Humanitarian Law Project."

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  1. Patriot Act is Unpatriotic by Trejkaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    News at 10.

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  2. What The World Has Been Waiting For by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...has declared unconstitutional a portion of the USA Patriot Act that bars giving expert advice or assistance to groups designated foreign terrorist organizations.

    Finally, I'm freed to give this advise!

    "Darl, what you are doing is wrong, stop it."

    Maybe now he'll listen.

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  3. Sweet! by scosol · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does this mean I can smoke weed again without supporting terrorists?!?!?!? :P

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  4. phew.... by andy55 · · Score: 5, Funny

    a federal judge has declared unconstitutional a portion of the USA Patriot Act that bars giving expert advice or assistance to groups designated foreign terrorist organizations.

    phew... now I can safely continue to consult for microsoft...

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  5. Yay! by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm glad it's that part, and not the part that says the PATRIOT Act will expire. It'd suck if that part got ruled unconstitutional.

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  6. Re:For the Dean Supporters. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, great, so when you lose your driver's license, you will no longer exist as a person. Glad I'm voting for Edwards . . .

  7. Phew by Malicious · · Score: 2, Funny

    Librarians around the United States, heaved a sigh of relief.

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  8. In related news, Judge Audrey Collin ... by burgburgburg · · Score: 4, Funny

    was declared an enemy combatant and relocated by the Ashcroft Ministry of Truth to sunny Guantanamo Bay.

  9. interpreters needed by planckscale · · Score: 2, Funny
    Patriot Act:

    Blah balmama blahblee bloo blaa blahh = You tamil tigers need to sit down and talk with Shrilanka about your differences without violence = aiding foreign terrorists.

    Blah bloumomama bemomo buani blah blah = You tamil tigers need to light a sack of crap and ring the doorbell and run = aiding foreign terrorists.

    What's really best for a foreign group? No dialog and isolation leading to FUD, or positive communication? The act should be specific. I'm glad that we have checks and balances.

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  10. Re:Howard Dean isn't a complete liberal by jafac · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder if people will finally get the idea to stop voting for Bush/Ashcroft/Cheney/Wolfowitz/Rumsfeld when they outlaw porn.

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  11. Re:Nice fantasy you live in. by acebone · · Score: 0, Funny

    "#5. Iraq had NOTHING to do with the WTC attack. Why even bring it up if they had nothing to do with it..."

    Because they DID have something to do with it - haven't you been following FoxNetworks ? Haven't you heard what Bush, Romsfeld and the guys are (where) saying ? Have you completely NOT fallen for the act ?

    Man - the US is one fawked up place...

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