[Vision2020] another litmus test

[Art Deco]

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On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>wrote:

> There's a bill going through the Senate that will be a good litmus test
> for our President and our democratically-controlled Senate with respect to
> civil liberties.  Senator Leahy (D) of Vermont introduced a bill before
> that Senate that required a warrant to search email.  The Justice
> Department and some law enforcement groups didn't like it because they
> oppose the warrant requirement.  So Senator Leahy reworked the bill to
> allow access to emails to 22 different governmental organizations *without*
> the need for a search warrant.
>
> This bill goes up for a vote in the Senate next week.  Let's see if we are
> still on the path to a totalitarian government or not.  Will it pass?  Will
> our President veto it if it gets to him?  Stay tuned.
>
> Here is some information on the bill:
>
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57552225-38/senate-bill-rewrite-lets-feds-read-your-e-mail-without-warrants/
>
> Paul
>
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