Judge blocks part of Patriot Act

[lokstah]

Judge blocks part of Patriot Act; excerpt below.

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero struck down a provision of the Patriot Act that authorizes the FBI to force Internet service providers and phone companies to turn over certain customer records. The companies are then barred from ever disclosing the search took place.

The judge said the law violates the Fourth Amendment because it bars or deters any judicial challenge to the government searches, and violates the First Amendment because its permanent ban on disclosure is a prior restraint on speech.

CNN.com, 9/29/04

 

[davidmc]

Thank goodness. This stuff, that the admin.is pursuing, is Orwellian. Just goes to show:" Democrats may want to get in your wallet but republicans want to get in your bedroom" now they want this too?, in addition to being able to demand librarians tell them what one read's w/o disclosing it to the individual. Also the patriot act allows law enforcement to search your house w/o you're knowledge. All of these, constitutional violations.