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From: The Village Voice
Date: 20020305
Author:Hentoff, Nat

Has the Attorney General Been Reading Franz Kafka?

DURING THE CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON JOHN ASHCROFT'S USA PATRIOT ACT, AN AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FACT SHEET ON THE BILLS ASSAULTS ON THE BILL OF RIGHTS REVEALED THAT SECTION 215 OF THE ACT 'WOULD GRANT FBI AGENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BREATHTAKING AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN AN ORDER FROM THE.FISA [FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT] COURT... REQUIRING ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS TO PRODUCE any books, records, documents, or items.

This is now the law, and as I wrote last week, the FBI, armed with a warrant of subpoena from the FISA court, can ...

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