Justice Department Opposes 'Sneak and Peek' Ban

[Khephra]

Justice Department Opposes 'Sneak and Peek' Ban
Fri July 25, 2003 05:48 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday opposed a bid to ban the government from conducting secret "sneak and peek" searches of private property.

The legislation, overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, would roll back a key provision of the anti-terrorism law adopted after the Sept. 11 attacks.

If it became law, the legislation, "would have a devastating effect on the United States' ongoing efforts to detect and prevent terrorism, as well as to combat other serious crimes," Assistant Attorney General William Moschella said.

In a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, he said the legislation "could result in the intimidation of witnesses, destruction of evidence, flight from prosecution, physical injury and even death."

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http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3162901

[Heddi]

1. let me guess....

if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to fear....

somehow that doesn't make me any more trustful of their actions and intentions

[Spazito]

2. LOL and if they use that argument....

then show us the redacted material from the 9/11 investigation! Nothing to hide, nothing to fear, right?

[Heddi]

4. no no, see

WE should believe in 'nothing to hide nothing to fear'
THEY don't play by those rules. That would be LOGICAL!!!

:head spinning out of control:

[arcane1]

3. kudos to the house on this

Nice to know that not all repubes are Ashcroftian goons