Right Wing Lunatic

A federal judge struck down parts of the revised USA Patriot Act on Thursday, saying investigators must have a court's approval before they can order Internet providers to turn over records without telling customers.

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero said the government orders must be subject to meaningful judicial review and that the recently rewritten Patriot Act "offends the fundamental constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers."

Many of the members of my party might feel that this is a blow to them, but in fact, the judge in this case is exactly right.  If you try to search anything about me, you need to get a warrant for that search.  Regardless of what you may think, the fundamental rights of an American citizen must come first and foremost.  To do otherwise is simply giving up on the ideals that this nation was founded upon.

Besides admitted blatant abuse by the FBI, why should they continue to have extraordinary searching powers when they can't be trusted to use them properly?  When Alberto Gonzales knowingly lied about those abuses to Congress, he sealed the fate of those rights in my mind against the FBI.

Travis

travis@rightwinglunatic.com

Labels: Constitutional Rights, Court, FBI, PATRIOT Act

# posted by Travis @ 3:46 PM