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Judge Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act

Posted by samzenpus on from the but-what-about-the-terrorists dept.

Shining Celebi writes "U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ruled in favor of the ACLU and struck down a portion of the revised USA PATRIOT Act this morning, forcing investigators to go through the courts to obtain approval before ordering ISPs to give up information on customers, instead of just sending them a National Security Letter. In the words of Judge Marrero, this use of National Security Letters 'offends the fundamental constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers.'"

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  1. Should not have been a judge in the first place... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm tired of activist judges who ignore basic law principles simply to advance the pursuit of a future high position in the Democratic Party.

    Giving a swiff of Zyklon B to all the democrats would already take care of 90% of the problems in America right now..

  2. Re:Should not have been a judge in the first place by Scott+Lockwood · · Score: 1, Troll

    And yet, for some reason, you object when we call you what you are: Nazi's.

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  3. Whoopty Damn Doo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Feingold is pro-4th Ammendment (yay), but he is anti-1st Ammendment (boo).

  4. Re:It's a good start by goldspider · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ironically, socialized medicine takes healthcare decisions out of individuals' hands and gives it to the government, but you don't hear many people around here complaining about that.

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