Leave it to The Onion (and the Borowitz Report) to put all into perspective
(though ALA didn't do too badly either - but I needed the laugh:
http://www.ala.org/PrinterTemplate.cfm?Section=Press_Releases&template=/cont
entmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&ContentID=43916)
From: www.theonion.com
"Revised Patriot Act Will Make It Illegal To Read Patriot Act"
WASHINGTON, DC-President Bush spoke out Monday in support of a revised
version of the 2001 USA Patriot Act that would make it illegal to read the
USA Patriot Act. "Under current federal law, there are unreasonable
obstacles to investigating and prosecuting acts of terrorism, including the
public's access to information about how the federal police will investigate
and prosecute acts of terrorism," Bush said at a press conference Monday.
"For the sake of the American people, I call on Congress to pass this
important law prohibiting access to itself." Bush also proposed extending
the rights of states to impose the death penalty "in the wake of Sept. 11
and stuff."
Laura
Laura J. Orr
Law Librarian
Washington County Law Library
111 NE Lincoln Street
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone: 503-846-8870
Fax: 503-846-3515
Email: laura_orr@co.washington.or.us
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