Talk by the PGH ACLU Director (fwd)

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

CPSR, Amnesty and the newly formed Carnegie Mellon Chapter of the ACLU
jointly present:

Fixing the PATRIOT ACT:
Can Surveillance, Security and Civil Rights Mix?
 A Talk with Barb Feige
Director of the Pittsburgh ACLU

 Wednesday, October 22nd
 4:30 p.m.
Peter/Wright Room, University Center, CMU Campus

 Just 45 days after the September 11 attacks, with virtually no debate,
Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act which was quickly signed into law by
President Bush. Many parts of this sweeping legislation take away checks
on law enforcement and threaten the very rights and freedoms guaranteed
by the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. For example, without a
warrant and without probable cause, the FBI now has the power to access
your most private medical records, your library records, and your student
records ... and can prevent anyone from telling you it was done.

 Attorney General  John Ashcroft is expected to introduce additional
legislation that would  further erode key freedoms and liberties. Other
lawmakers are unveiling  new proposals that aim to fix the PATRIOT Act
and curtail federal  authority to conduct "sneak and peak" delayed
notification searches and  rein in government access to the private
records of American citizens.

 Please join us for a talk with Barb Feige, Director of the Pittsburgh
ACLU about how the PATRIOT Act uses technology and surveillance in
violation of our civil liberties and what you can do to keep America both
Safe AND Free.



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