Patriot Act alive and kicking...

each of us...in the head. Ok, I admit it, I have a deep, heart-felt loathing of the Patriot Act. Anytime you have legislation that is rushed through both houses of Congress…so fast that *not one* of the people voting on it actually read it prior to the vote…you have a problem. When that Act makes sweeping changes of little things like the 4th Amendment, etc., that risk of a problem is increased. Personally, whenever something is named something like, “The United States Patriot Act,” it should be a red flag…why not just call it “The Had Better Vote For This Or You Too Will Be An Evil Evildoer.”

Anyway, my minor issues notwithstanding, USAToday ran an interesting article on one librarian’s recent run in with the FBI and her evolving feelings toward the act. Personally, I am just rather stunned I am deliberately aiming people toward USAToday…I am not certain if that speaks well for them or poorly for the overall drop in the quality of print media…hmmmm…