Congress to Revisit the Patriot Act

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 11, 2005 @04:02AM from the baby-kissing-freedom-robbers dept.

BlakeCaldwell writes "CNet is reporting that both the House and Senate are planning to review the 16 portions of the Patriot Act that are set to expire at the end of the year, several dealing with computer and Internet surveillance. They're trying to avoid the criticism they received after rushing this bill through in 2001 by holding hearings to review the bill's worth. FTA: 'One hearing disclosed police invoked the Patriot Act 108 times in a 22-month period when surreptitiously entering and searching a home or office without notifying the owner.'"

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Re:From someone in the ground in Iraq by Nicolas+MONNET · 2005-05-11 22:03 · Score: 0, Offtopic

B, there are soldiers getting shot at every day, not foxhole to foxhole, but many times you will have mortars hitting near you all day.

What happened to Mission Accomplished?