--- Ashcroft's letter to Congress: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/safe.ashcroft.letter.013004.pdf ACLU's response: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/safe.aclu.response.013004.txt --- http://news.com.com/2100-1028-5150477.html ... >In a four-page letter to the Senate on Thursday, Attorney General John >Ashcroft said that defanging the controversial law, which has been >criticized by every major Democratic presidential contender, would >"undermine our ongoing campaign to detect and prevent catastrophic >terrorist attacks." Were Congress to vote to amend the USA Patriot Act, >Ashcroft indicated, President Bush would veto the bill. > >Ashcroft was responding to a proposal in the Senate called the Security >and Freedom Ensured Act (Safe), which would amend the USA Patriot Act by >slapping limits on current police practices relating to surveillance and >search warrants. It is sponsored by Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho >and has 12 co-sponsors, including two other Republicans. ... _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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