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Colleagues:
Another action item recommended by the ALA Washington office to support
legislation that would curb aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act pertaining to
libraries.
Regards,
Vanessa
ALAWON: American Library
Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 12, Number 92
October 6, 2003
In This Issue: Action Needed: SAFE Act
Senators Larry Craig (R-ID) and Richard Durbin (D-IL), along with
Senators Crapo (R-ID), Feingold (D-WI), Sununu (R-R-NH), Wyden
(D-OR),
and Bingaman (D-NM) have introduced S. 1709, The Security and
Freedom
Ensured Act of 2003 (the "SAFE" Act).
This bill would curb the overly-broad powers allowed to law
enforcement
by the USA PATRIOT Act. The legislation has bipartisan support,
including the support of some conservative Republicans as well as
Democrats and moderates. This important piece of legislation would
amend
the USA PATRIOT Act in the following ways:
The bill would:
* Restore privacy protections for library and bookseller records,
allowing law enforcement to obtain the records of individuals only
when
"there are specific and articulable facts giving reason to believe
that
the person to whom the records pertain is a foreign power or an agent
of
a foreign power,"
* Exempt libraries from "national security letters" which
are
non-judicial subpoenas issued internally in the FBI that allow the
FBI
to get e-mail and Internet "transactional records,"
* Add oversight provisions to the Justice Department's request for
records from libraries and bookstores,
* Extend the sunset provision of the USA PATRIOT Act , and
* Provide other civil liberties protections.
Action Needed:
This bill is the latest in several bills addressing library
concerns.
(To see the other, please go to http://www.ala.org/patriotfix) It
is
very important that we garner as much support as possible for this
bill,
and the others. Please make an effort to contact your Senators when
they
are in their home offices this week during the Senate recess. It is
especially important that we continue to gather the support of
Republican Senators. Capitol Switchboard number is: 202-224-3121.
With
your grassroots efforts we can make significant changes to the USA
PATRIOT Act.
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