Patriots and PATRIOTs

I’m happy to see that the House has voted to strip the PATRIOT (sic!) Act of the provisions which permit the Feds to look at library book and bookstore sale records. Even in the unlikely event that it makes it past the Senate and the President, there are other provisions dealing with search warrants and surveillance that are just as, if not more, dangerous.

Fortunately, some conservatives still adhere to the creed of limits on government power. Check out Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances, spearheaded by staunch civil libertarian (and Clinton nemesis) Bob Barr. (via Kevin Carson)