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Patriot Act Two Passed by Senate Intelligence Committee
The controversial USA PATRIOT Act was passed in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Despite the protests of civil libertarians and immigrant rights groups, the Act may now be made permanent and expanded to allow for surveillance without judicial approval. We host a debate.
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 11 to 4 in a closed door session on Tuesday to approve an expansion of the USA PATRIOT Act.
The new measure would make permanent eight provisions of the Act, which is set to expire at the end of this year. It would also increase government surveillance powers by granting investigators access to an individual's business records and allowing wiretaps and searches without a demonstrated link to terrorism or a federal judge's permission.
The legislation must still be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the full Senate and the House before it becomes law.
* Harvey Eisenberg, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. He recently co-authored an editorial in the Balitmore Sun supporting the PATRIOT Act.
* David Cole, professor at Georgetown Law School and author of "Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedom in the War on Terrorism." He has an article in The Nation magazine last month titled "The Missing Patriot Debate."
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The new measure would make permanent eight provisions of the Act, which is set to expire at the end of this year. It would also increase government surveillance powers by granting investigators access to an individual's business records and allowing wiretaps and searches without a demonstrated link to terrorism or a federal judge's permission.
The legislation must still be considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee, the full Senate and the House before it becomes law.
* Harvey Eisenberg, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland. He recently co-authored an editorial in the Balitmore Sun supporting the PATRIOT Act.
* David Cole, professor at Georgetown Law School and author of "Enemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedom in the War on Terrorism." He has an article in The Nation magazine last month titled "The Missing Patriot Debate."
LISTEN ONLINE
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/09/1310231
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