Rattle wrote: ] The FBI now has more power to compel ... with no court ] oversight and in nearly total secrecy. ] ] Congress should be finding ways to curtail the use [of ] authority], not expand it. ] ] Now, to issue a national security letter, the FBI merely has ] to certify that the information is "relevant" to a national ] security investigation. ] ] This is more unchecked power than the agency ought to have ... ] ] ] ... Congress has taken action that really is worth worrying ] about. ] ] ] I'm not sure this was "Patriot II", but I think it reveals ] what the strategy is for "Patriot II" is.. Do it slowly, ] redefine one thing at a time, and we will not notice or think ] it is significant. Does anyone have the voting record for this bill? I've looked on Thomas, but can't seem to find it. Googling also has revealed nothing. RE: Too Much Power |