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Clone of Senate Anti-Terrorism Bill Passes House
Posted by Ernest Miller on Sunday, October 14 @ 20:21:27 EDT Civil Liberties
The Register takes a cynical look at the process leading up to Friday evening's House vote on the anti-terrorism bill (essentially a copy of the Senate bill, not the bill the House had been working on), but notes that one small change may limit some abuses of Carnivore (Anti-terror bill may regulate Carnivore use). The 2-year sunset clause which civil liberties advocates supported has been watered down to a 3-year clause that can be extended a further 2-years by the President. CDT has a summary of the House bill that was passed Friday (CDT Summary of House Action on Terrorism Bill). Declan McCullagh continues his great coverage of the anti-terrorism bills for WIRED, getting some good quotes from our representatives (House Endorses Snoop Bill). Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is quoted as saying, "What we have today is an outrageous procedure: A bill, drafted by a handful of people in secret, comes to us without a committee review and immune to amendment." FindLaw carries an AP wire story that also gets some good soundbytes, for example, Rep. Peter DiFazio (D-Ore.), "This could be the Gulf of Tonkin resolution for civil liberties, instead of a measure meant to fight terrorism" (House Adopts Anti-Terrorism Bill).

The New York Times (reg. req.) has coverage (House Passes Terrorism Bill Much Like Senate's, but With 5-Year Limit).
The Washington Post also covers the story (Anti-Terrorism Bill Is Approved).
 
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