Another City condemns Patriot Act

Richmond California condemns Patriot Act, Predicting a stunning erosion of civil liberties, the City Council on Tuesday condemned the Bush administration’s U.S. Patriot Act and affirmed support for the Bill of Rights.

This One Says Three U.S. senators have introduced legislation to enhance congressional oversight and public reporting of the FBI’s domestic surveillance efforts, including the agency’s efforts to monitor Internet activity by Americans. Carrying a torch for Liberty takes a look from Canada.

The bad news is FBI’s new spy powers upheld by judge, The FBI does not have to explain why it applied for search warrants to bug homes and tap phones of defendants in a terrorism case, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in an early test of the government’s new and expanded spying powers.

Some In The Senate do seem to be paying attention though.