News and Opinion for Democrats Against Bush -- Part II

SAFE Act Would Get Rid of Patriot Act Excesses

' "Three years later, it's become clear that [the Patriot Act] was nothing more than an old wish list for the FBI that never would have passed on Sept. 10 - or any other time in history for that matter. To me, this is a naked power grab by the government itself." --Senator Russ Feingold

' In the wake of growing opposition from Democrats, Republicans, liberals and conservatives alike, President Bush has even directed sponsors of follow-up Patriot Act extensions not to use the act's name in their measures' titles, Feingold said. ...

' Feingold urged the audience to instead support a pending "Safe Act," which would place time limits on secret searches, stop the automatic release of library, computer and health records, and restrict "roving wiretaps" without clear evidence of a threat to U.S. security. '

Madison.com

Feingold seeks help against 'government power grab'

By Chuck Nowlen
April 5, 2004

The complete article is currently (4/5/04) available on the Madison.com website at-- http://www.madison.com/captimes/news/stories/71639.php

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With the presidential campaign revving up and key votes looming in Congress on the war on terrorism, Sen. Russ Feingold on Sunday urged a UW-Madison audience to join the fight against "government power grab" provisions of the USA Patriot Act. ...

Bipartisan legislation that would limit or end those provisions is pending in Congress, while the Bush administration seems intent on perpetuating them through "a lot of little USA Patriot Act IIs," Feingold also noted during a speech at the Memorial Union. ...

"Three years later, it's become clear that this was nothing more than an old wish list for the FBI that never would have passed on Sept. 10 - or any other time in history for that matter. To me, this is a naked power grab by the government itself."

In the wake of growing opposition from Democrats, Republicans, liberals and conservatives alike, President Bush has even directed sponsors of follow-up Patriot Act extensions not to use the act's name in their measures' titles, Feingold said. ...

Feingold urged the audience to instead support a pending "Safe Act," which would place time limits on secret searches, stop the automatic release of library, computer and health records, and restrict "roving wiretaps" without clear evidence of a threat to U.S. security. ...

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Madison.com

Feingold seeks help against 'government power grab'

By Chuck Nowlen April 5, 2004

By Chuck Nowlen
April 5, 2004