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Congress Continues to Attack Patriot Act

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House Takes Aim at Patriot Act Secret Searches: “The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to roll back a key provision (amending H.R. 2799, see link below), which allows the government to conduct secret “sneak and peek” searches of private property, of a sweeping anti-terrorism law passed soon after the Sept. 11 attacks.”

  • The House took an historic step for civil liberties and the Constitution late Tuesday by approving Congressman C.L. “Butch” Otter’s measure to withhold funding for “sneak-and-peek” searches under the USA PATRIOT Act.
  • Link to the final roll call vote is here.
  • H.R. 2799: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
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