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POPSFBI Director Pushes to Renew PATRIOT Act Surveillance Powers
Earlier this month, the ACLU released a report taking stock of the USA PATRIOT Act, almost eight years after its passage. The study, titled "Reclaiming Patriotism," identifies key sections of the law that codified the most radical abuses of power under the Bush administration, interweaving stories of people who were unlawfully spied on, coerced, and intimidated through the PATRIOT Act's sweeping powers. "More than seven years after its implementation, there is little evidence to demonstrate that the Patriot Act has made America more secure from terrorists," the report's authors write. "But there are many unfortunate examples that the government abused these authorities in ways that both violated the rights of innocent people and squandered precious security resources." The ACLU report highlights three specific provisions of the PATRIOT Act that have led to unprecedented surveillance against Americans: Section 215 -- which drastically broadens the kinds of information the gover
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