Part Of The Patriot Act Shot Down 618
jtwJGuevara writes "In a victory today for the ACLU, (and many Slashdotters I presume) the section of the Patriot Act which gives power to the FBI to demand confidential financial records from companies as part of terrorist investigations has been ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. District Judge. Victor Marreo, the District Judge who made this ruling, states that the provision of the Patriot Act in question 'effectively bars or substantially deters any judicial challenge.'"
Part Of The Patriot Act Shot Down (Score:1, Funny)
Re:This means nothing (Score:5, Funny)
This is slashdot, call somebody a fascist or a pirate, roll around in it a while.
Re:Yay, Rah, Go Constitution! (Score:1, Funny)
Holy cow (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This means nothing (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This means something (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Holy cow (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This means something (Score:5, Funny)
That is, unless it's vetoed by Diana Ross.
Re:This means nothing (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:This means nothing (Score:2, Funny)
Take THAT baby Jesus!
Re:this is defending MY rights? (Score:3, Funny)
Most Extreme Elimination Challenge!
Re:This means nothing (Score:5, Funny)
I suggest the former - you can at least spell that one.
Re:This means something (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Holy cow (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Holy cow (Score:4, Funny)
Apparently, you've stumbled across the secret constitution with the 100 Patriot-Flag-Waving-Nationalism-Anti-Terrorism-Ji
Unfortunately, you failed to read the 100th amendment, which states that you aren't allow to reveal any of these amendments anywhere. Of course, I'm not allowed to reveal that amendment either.
Well, it looks like we will soon both be charged with something very vague and terrorism-related, and sent off to Guantanamo. Flee the country while you can, citizen.
Re:This means something (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This means something (Score:5, Funny)
You wear sandals as a substitute for jeans or shorts? I really do think your office needs to tighten up its dress code a wee bit.
Not Nazi-America After All? (Score:4, Funny)
Now half you people actually shouldn't be posting in this thread, given how you've been incessantly bitching on how this is the Patriot Act was the beginning of Imperial America, how the system is broken beyond repair, etc, etc, etc. I know it's hard to swallow, but here's a lesson made painfully obvious by this story: THE SYSTEM WORKS. Here's another fact for you-- The founding fathers were obviously more itelligent than you give them credit for. The specifically designed a government around the concept of paranoia, a thought that is ofter lost among the blithering on how their ideas are too antiquated for our time when the first hint of turbulent weather blows our way. Because they were wiser than most of you, extremes such as these always manage to even out; see McCarthyism, Japanese camps in WW2, and any number of other "the sky is falling!" events that this country has somehow survived.
If I could reach past my last 25 posts, you'd be in for a nice, ripe "I told you so."
Re:This means something (Score:3, Funny)
You wear sandals as a substitute for jeans or shorts? I really do think your office needs to tighten up its dress code a wee bit.
Have you ever considered becoming a lawyer? If you can spot those pesky "or" "and" differences that quickly, you could make a killing.
Re:This means nothing - Thanks for the advice! (Score:5, Funny)
(Poster then continues on to educate Slashdot readers on the "real" legal facts...)
Thanks for your legal advice!
Re:This means nothing (Score:5, Funny)
What was I saying?
Doesn't matter, I'm going to sleeee......zzzzzzzzzzz
Re:Holy cow (Score:3, Funny)