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Council: Patriot Act goes too far
San Jose Mercury News 11/14/02: Ken McLaughlin
Contending that the USA Patriot Act represents an unwarranted assault on civil rights, the Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the federal government to rescind parts of the law. Congress overwhelmingly passed the anti-terrorism legislation after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, making it easier for police to eavesdrop on phone conversations, seize voice messages, track e-mail and obtain certain confidential records. Civil rights activist Valerie Lasciak said Santa Cruz became the 14th city in the country to take similar action. Most of the cities are college towns such as Berkeley and Cambridge, Mass., but Denver's city council has also condemned the law. ``The only thing that surprises me is that it took us so long to do this,'' said Vice Mayor Emily Reilly.

posted by An Old Curmudgeon 12:24 PM