New Guidelines Would Give F.B.I. Broader Powers
Keep in mind that this article is based on posturing from 4 Democratic senators in an election year, but I fear they're right:
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Originally Posted by NY Times
The senators said the new guidelines would allow the F.B.I. to open an investigation of an American, conduct surveillance, pry into private records and take other investigative steps “without any basis for suspicion.” The plan “might permit an innocent American to be subjected to such intrusive surveillance based in part on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or on protected First Amendment activities,” the letter said. It was signed by Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.
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The F.B.I. has already allowed itself to use race & ethnicity as the basis for investigations in what they claim are "narrow circumstances".
08-21-2008, 12:10 PM
NY Times: New Guidelines Would Give F.B.I. Broader Powers
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