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To: michaelje
Here is what is going to happen across the country because real Americans are not going to allow this act to become law of the land forever!


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"Libraries are less likely now to keep records," said Barbara Pickell, director of the Wayne Public Library and one of the panel members. "And records that were kept only because nobody bothered to get rid of them, they are now getting rid of."

Such moves are more subtle than those taken in other places around the country, such as Santa Cruz, Calif., where trustees have posted signs alerting patrons that titles of books they borrow may be passed along to federal agents.

At the center of the controversy is the USA Patriot Act, sweeping legislation that greatly broadened the government's powers to use wiretaps, obtain financial information, monitor e-mail and obtain other information secretly. http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1049695909282110.xml

48 posted on 04/09/2003 10:33:18 AM PDT by TLBSHOW
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To: TLBSHOW
Great... some liberal librarians (sp) shred your paper work and this is a revolt? The majority of Americans back the Patriot Act and would support making it a permanent.
53 posted on 04/09/2003 10:45:25 AM PDT by michaelje
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