October 8th, 2009

Democrats Split on Patriot Act

By Daphne Eviatar, Washingon Independent

Civil liberties advocates quickly expressed their disappointment. The American Civil Liberties Union called it “a watered-down version” of the original Leahy bill. Kevin Bankston of Electronic Frontier Foundation similarly described it as having “even fewer PATRIOT reforms than the original Leahy bill.”

Related Issues: PATRIOT Act, Privacy

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