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This is blatent abuse of the patriot act and goes to show why a majority of it should be overturned.
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Rekna, I think this is an excellent discussion topic in that the Patriot Act is one of the primary instruments in deconstructing the balance of power between the branches of government. Every element that has weakened or removed Congressional oversight over the executive and judicial branches has further marginalized the voice and the rights of the American citizenry.
In addition to the instance you cited, we have recently learned that the AG was firing US Attorney's without cause and replacing them without Congressional oversite. Fortunately, Gonsales has been forced to back down by Congress once the firings became public knowledge.
The Patriot Act is now under close scrutiny and it is my hope that the 110th will reassert it's oversite obligations as was intended by the founding fathers.