Politech: Ashcroft warns Congress not to mess with Patriot Act [priv]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Ashcroft's letter to Congress:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/safe.ashcroft.letter.013004.pdf

ACLU's response:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/safe.aclu.response.013004.txt

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http://news.com.com/2100-1028-5150477.html

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> In a four-page letter to the Senate on Thursday, Attorney General John 
> Ashcroft said that defanging the controversial law, which has been 
> criticized by every major Democratic presidential contender, would 
> "undermine our ongoing campaign to detect and prevent catastrophic 
> terrorist attacks." Were Congress to vote to amend the USA Patriot Act, 
> Ashcroft indicated, President Bush would veto the bill.
> Ashcroft was responding to a proposal in the Senate called the Security 
> and Freedom Ensured Act (Safe), which would amend the USA Patriot Act by 
> slapping limits on current police practices relating to surveillance and 
> search warrants. It is sponsored by Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho 
> and has 12 co-sponsors, including two other Republicans.
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