Part Of The Patriot Act Shot Down

jtwJGuevara writes "In a victory today for the ACLU, (and many Slashdotters I presume) the section of the Patriot Act which gives power to the FBI to demand confidential financial records from companies as part of terrorist investigations has been ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. District Judge. Victor Marreo, the District Judge who made this ruling, states that the provision of the Patriot Act in question 'effectively bars or substantially deters any judicial challenge.'"

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yipee

[Anonymous Coward]

first one

We should start a pool

[Anonymous Coward]

On how many straw man arguments are posted in this thread before it is over. Anyone want to take a guess? I'm thinking around 40.

Wake me up when it's a supreme court decision

[mark-t]

Nothing to see here folks... move along, move along.

Yuo Fadil It..

[Anonymous Coward]

than this BSD box, your own towel in NetBSD posts on theN Jordan Hubbard

It takes a minority to ruin America - of course.

[Anonymous Coward]

"Victor Marreo, the District Judge who made this ruling, states that the provision of the Patriot Act in question 'effectively bars or substantially deters any judicial challenge.'" "

Another example of the failure of our immigration system.

Re:This means something

[ari_j]

If there were legal secretaries posting on Slashdot, I'd find them and either pound their wussy asses or pound their...well, never mind. ;-D

Re:This means something

[SpaceLifeForm]

IANALE, BIUYAOFR. OCG.

Re:John Kerry Supports The DRAFT!

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey, compulsory service and the draft are just fine with me now that I'm too old to participate. I say put all those fucking teenagers sitting in their parents' basements writing viruses to work doing something better like learning some fucking respect for authority.

Re:This means nothing

[0111 1110]

Well, for one thing, your girls are too pretty to be North American. And yet they are...

And don't forget the whole Frenglish thing, with people starting sentences in French and finishing them in English. Just sends shivers down your spine and makes all the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.