New Patriot Act Provision Creates Tighter Barrier to Officials at Public Events

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Daz <articles.daz () gmail com>
Date: January 30, 2006 7:55:20 PM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: New Patriot Act Provision Creates Tighter Barrier to  
Officials at Public Events

Is Fox pretending to be fair and balanced again?

daz

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183147,00.html

WASHINGTON — A new provision tucked into the Patriot Act bill now  
before Congress would allow authorities to haul demonstrators at any  
"special event of national significance" away to jail on felony  
charges if they are caught breaching a security perimeter.

Sen. Arlen Specter , R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Judiciary  
Committee, sponsored the measure, which would extend the authority of  
the Secret Service to allow agents to arrest people who willingly or  
knowingly enter a restricted area at an event, even if the president  
or other official normally protected by the Secret Service isn't in  
attendance at the time.

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