See also, by way of background: http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-5736302.html and: "Draft bill would expand, not curtail, the USA Patriot Act" http://www.politechbot.com/2005/05/23/draft-bill-would/ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: Senate Intell Committee Approves Expanded Patriot Act Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 00:18:36 -0500 From: Chip Pitts <chip.pitts@private> To: <declan@private> Hi Declan -- I've not seen anything about this on your list yet -- Chip Pitts Chair, Amnesty International USA Chair, Bill of Rights Defense Committee GD chip.pitts@private 214 906 9424 -----Original Message----- Senate Intelligence Committee approves new FBI powers in Patriot Act WASHINGTON (AP) The FBI would get expanded powers to subpoena records without the approval of a judge or grand jury in terrorism investigations under Patriot Act revisions approved Tuesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Some senators who voted 11-4 to move the bill forward said they would push for limits on the new powers the measure would grant to law enforcement agencies. "This bill must be amended on the floor to protect national security while protecting Constitutional rights," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. Ranking Democrat Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., supported the bill overall but said he would push for limits that would allow such administrative subpoenas "only if immediacy dictates." Rockefeller and other committee members, such as Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., also are concerned that the bill would grant powers to federal law enforcement agencies that could be used in criminal inquiries rather than intelligence-gathering ones. ... _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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