Quote of the Day
in regards to the US Patriot Act.
The United States has long been a beacon of freedom because our laws have been more protective of privacy and civil liberties than others. [snip] Thanks to excessiveness in some provisions of the USA Patriot Act, the United States is reversing its global orientation from a beacon of freedom to the paragon of a surveillance society.
More here from Jim Harper at the Cato Institute.
Quote lifted from cool Jessamyn at Librarian.net.
