USA Patriot Act Remains Shrouded in Secrecy

This one comes by way of the Miami Herald… \”Ten months after it was passed because of the Sept. 11 attacks, the USA Patriot Act remains largely a mystery, its impact still shrouded in complexity and secrecy. The legislation, overwhelmingly approved by Congress after the White House demanded new tools to prevent another terrorist assault, resulted in the largest expansion of police powers in decades. Yet Americans know little about it, Congress is having difficulty getting questions answered and Bush administration officials will not say how it has been used.
Still, the law is perhaps one of the most important legacies of the attacks one year ago.\” Read More.

September 10, 2002 by Uncategorized 0

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