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Creative stretch of reassurance
Washington Times ^ | Thursday, September 25, 2003 | Jacob Sullum

Posted on 09/24/2003 11:10:43 PM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:42 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

According to John Ashcroft, all the complaints regarding Section 215 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act are much ado about nothing. Literally.

In a recent memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller, the attorney general said he had decided to correct misconceptions about Section 215, which authorizes the FBI to demand "any tangible thing" upon certifying to a secret court that it's relevant to a terrorism investigation. "The number of times Section 215 has been used to date is zero," Mr. Ashcroft said.


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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ashcroft; jacobsullum; patriotact
Thursday, September 25, 2003

Quote of the Day by Neets

1 posted on 09/24/2003 11:10:43 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Yeah, trust us. Robert Muller was just kidding around at Ruby Ridge, he didn't mean it, or Waco.
2 posted on 09/24/2003 11:16:56 PM PDT by MissAmericanPie
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