[dirtboy]

"Our success in preventing another catastrophic attack on the U.S. homeland would have been much more difficult, if not impossible, without several of the provisions of that act," FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.

Notice that Mueller did not mention that the provision in question was one of those. All I've seen it used for is drug investigations.

[Huck]

this thing almost needs a ping list!

[ellery]

The Otter amendment would have no effect on secret search warrants obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is aimed at agents of foreign powers such as spies and terrorists. The FISA law was also expanded and updated by the USA Patriot Act.

So how does this hurt the war on terror if the government is still able to get secret warrants for foreign terrorists? Seems to me the Patriot Act simply allowed the feds to extend the sneak and peek method to ALL crime.

Also interesting that this article confirms DOJ HAS used this provision 14 times since April to seize private property without first notifying the owner! How can anyone support this particular provision and still claim to be conservative?

[CaptIsaacDavis]

"Our success in preventing another catastrophic attack on the U.S. homeland would have been much more difficult, if not impossible, without several of the provisions of that act," FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday.

Very few of the suspects are LEGAL residents...

Mueller's claim is A VULGAR LIE! Impossible. Hah! What it would have taken is for the FBI, Justice, and the WH to DEFEND THE LAW AND LIVE UP TO THEIR OATHS! Remove all illegal aliens from the country.