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Two Provisions of the Patriot Act Ruled Unlawful
September 27, 2007 |
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This post, written by GottaLaff, originally appeared Cliff Schecter's Blog
Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended by the Patriot Act, "now permits the executive branch of government to conduct surveillance and searches of American citizens without satisfying the probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment."Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield was the man whose fingerprint was misread after the 2004 Madrid train bombings.
"For over 200 years, this Nation has adhered to the rule of law with unparalleled success. A shift to a Nation based on extra-constitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill-advised," she wrote.
GottaLaff is a regular blogger for Cliff Schecter's Blog
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