Friday, October 17
Patriot Act redux
We've had some discussion on these pages of the USA Patriot Act, the much maligned set of anti-terrorism statutes enacted after 9/11. For examples of that maligning, see here, here, and here, and a comprehensive discussion of the Act - written from an alarmist viewpoint - here.
The Department of Justice has now launched a website devoted to defending the act and its use. I am not informed enough to opine on the substantive issues, but it is interesting to see the government's side. Check it out here.