FC: Congress drafts new "anti-terror" bill -- with expiration date

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Mon Oct 01 2001 - 17:32:57 PDT

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    Text of the new PATRIOT ("Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept 
    and Obstruct Terrorism") Act:
    http://www.well.com/~declan/sep11/patriot.act.100101.pdf
    
    Background on other legislation:
    http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,47199,00.html
    http://www.wartimeliberty.com/search.pl?topic=legislation
    
    -Declan
    
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    http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,47230,00.html
    
        Eavesdrop Now, Reassess Later?
        By Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
        5:00 p.m. Oct. 1, 2001 PDT
    
        WASHINGTON -- House negotiators have drafted anti-terrorism
        legislation to grant police unprecedented eavesdropping powers that
        would automatically expire in two years.
    
        Leaders of the House Judiciary committee have crafted a new
        anti-terrorism bill, called the Patriot Act, that includes nearly all
        the surveillance abilities requested by President Bush -- but with a
        sunset date of Dec. 31, 2003. A vote on the bill is expected this
        week.
    
        A 122-page draft (PDF) of the Patriot Act, obtained by Wired News,
        says that police could conduct Internet wiretaps in some situations
        without court orders, that judges' ability to reject surveillance
        requests would be sharply curtailed, and that the powers of a secret
        federal court would be expanded.
    
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