[I haven't followed this closely, but I understand that the House Judiciary Committee (that is, Chairman Sensenbrenner) has postponed a scheduled markup of HR3179 tomorrow. If Sensenbrenner had not done so, the committee would probably have approved it without holding even one hearing at the full cmte level. This is the bill that the ACLU is concerned about below. --Declan] --- From: Matt Howes, National Internet Organizer, ACLU To: ACLU Action Network Members Subject: Stop Congress From Rolling Back Key Privacy Safeguards 1) Stop Congress From Rolling Back Key Privacy Safeguards 2) Join us for the 2004 ACLU Membership Conference Acting in the name of stopping terrorism, Members of Congress continue to seek expansion of government power despite widespread concern about privacy and protection against government abuse. One invasive piece of legislation being stealthily pushed through the House would enhance the government?s secret power to obtain personal records without judicial review. It would also limit judicial discretion over the use of secret evidence in criminal cases and allow the use of secret intelligence wiretaps in immigration and possibly other civil cases without notice or an opportunity to suppress illegally acquired evidence. This proposed legislation would allow government agents to gather information about you even if they have no reason to believe you were involved with the commission of a crime. And, if your banker or travel agent told you that the FBI had requested your private information, they could be imprisoned. Take Action! Don?t let Congress roll back key checks and balances over secret courts and government surveillance. Click here to get more information and send a free fax to your Representative: http://www.aclu.org/NationalSecurity/NationalSecurity.cfm?ID=15629&c=24 _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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