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Parts of the Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by samzenpus on from the if-you-have-nothing-to-hide dept.

BlueBlade writes "According to this CBS story, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause."

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  1. Re:And tonight's top story.... by amper · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    We don't like Hitler, Stalin and Mao not because they were great leaders, but because they led countries other than America.

    Wow, you don't really know much about Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, do you? Or world history? Or philosophy, apparently, despite your mention of the Tao?

    We don't like Hitler, Stalin, and Mao because they violated the principles of morality, not because they weren't American. For fsck's sake, man, get an education.