Patriot Act

From the ACLU web site . . .

July 19, 2005
Patriot Act Update: House Vote Likely This Week!
The House of Representatives will likely vote this week on a bill to reauthorize the expiring sections of the Patriot Act. Even though Congress still has six months to deliberate before these sections expire, some lawmakers are looking to rush the bill through now to stifle dissent and debate -- just as they did in 2001 with the original passage of the Patriot Act.
This must not be allowed to happen. Congress went too far, too fast the last time around. It has a chance now to fix the Patriot Act, and to keep our personal records free from unwarranted federal scrutiny and our homes free of secret searches.

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I think people in the fields of library and information sciences need to watch this very closely and take action if necessary. This could affect us greatly in our profession.