Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Patriot Act to be Expanded

Posted by samzenpus on from the big-brother dept.

m4dm4n writes "It seems that the patriot act is being expanded rather than scaled back after a vote late Tuesday by the Senate Intelligence committee. The FBI has gained new powers to demand documents from companies without a judge's approval, as well as the ability to designate subpoenas as secret and punish disclosure of their existence with up to one year in prison."

1 of 1,523 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Anyone get the feeling... by Fallingcow · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "No, you know what, you go figure it out. You obviously have access to the internet, so you can get news from places other than Fox. Try reading a little. Try a history book, instead of a comic book."

    I've got a friend who's really in to comic books, and he'd take offense at that. There's an EXCELLENT Captain America run made after 9/11 that deals with this exactly. Cap starts mindlessly pursuing the "Evil Doers", but soon finds out that there's more to the conflict than he thought, and that things are never black and white.

    I can't remember the name, but it should be easy enough to find. Also, the art is top notch. Highly recommended. It ought to be out in a trade paperback by now.