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Techno_Raver
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2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful
#7456980 - 09/26/07 06:42 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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By WILLIAM McCALL, Associated Press Writer 41 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore. - Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
ADVERTISEMENT U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended by the Patriot Act, "now permits the executive branch of government to conduct surveillance and searches of American citizens without satisfying the probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment."
Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield sought the ruling in a lawsuit against the federal government after he was mistakenly linked by the FBI to the Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people in 2004.
The federal government apologized and settled part of the lawsuit for $2 million after admitting a fingerprint was misread. But as part of the settlement, Mayfield retained the right to challenge parts of the Patriot Act.
Mayfield claimed that secret searches of his house and office under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act violated the Fourth Amendment's guarantee against unreasonable search and seizure. Aiken agreed with Mayfield, repeatedly criticizing the government.
"For over 200 years, this Nation has adhered to the rule of law — with unparalleled success. A shift to a Nation based on extra-constitutional authority is prohibited, as well as ill-advised," she wrote.
By asking her to dismiss Mayfield's lawsuit, the judge said, the U.S. attorney general's office was "asking this court to, in essence, amend the Bill of Rights, by giving it an interpretation that would deprive it of any real meaning. This court declines to do so."
Elden Rosenthal, an attorney for Mayfield, issued a statement on his behalf praising the judge, saying she "has upheld both the tradition of judicial independence, and our nation's most cherished principle of the right to be secure in one's own home."
The Patriot Act greatly expanded the authority of law enforcers to investigate suspected acts of terrorism, both domestically and abroad.
Edited by Techno_Raver (09/26/07 06:48 PM)
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Re: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful [Re: Techno_Raver]
#7457003 - 09/26/07 06:47 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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WTF is that shiit
im moving to Cananda at the first chance i can
wait whats going on who won, and is that unconstituional or what
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WScott
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Re: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful [Re: Alion]
#7457158 - 09/26/07 07:24 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Everything is going to be considered terrorism in 10 years :\.
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Lily_Morgan
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Re: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful [Re: Alion]
#7457185 - 09/26/07 07:29 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Um, the guy who was wrongfully accused won. Don't you understand the article? The judge ruled in his favor, and is ruling against the FBI and criticizing them and the Patriot Act. That's a good thing, and a step in the right direction for the government.
Damn, didn't you take reading comprehension in school?
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Re: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful [Re: Techno_Raver]
#7457697 - 09/26/07 09:19 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Edited by EntheogenicPeace (01/01/18 07:31 PM)
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NineStorms
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Re: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
#7457960 - 09/26/07 10:15 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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She, actually. That is good though.
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StrandedVoyager
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Re: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful [Re: NineStorms]
#7457970 - 09/26/07 10:17 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Man... might the faint rays of the sun be breaking through this six year storm?
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kidaihuan
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Re: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful [Re: StrandedVoyager]
#7458191 - 09/26/07 11:22 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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A judge making this ruling won't change anything. Next time, they just won't send the guy to court.
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Re: 2 Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful [Re: kidaihuan]
#7458768 - 09/27/07 03:58 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Moving to Canada or Mexico won't be a help for Americans when the north american union gets ushered in.
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