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[scottobear]

Wow... major rain this morn, so much so that the walk will be curtailed until later.

Sun's peeking out just enough to light the room... which is just fine by me. Giving me a nap attack... I just might head back in for another hour or so.

John Ashcroft wants to know what you've been reading, and thanks to the USA Patriot act, he can supoena any library or bookstore and find out. It also places a gag order on the book dealer, prohibiting them from revealing that they or their customers (that's *you*) are being investigated. Yikes! Not like I'm guilty of anything, but I'm glad I keep my address different on all my silly "saver" cards. (I use 1600 pennsylvania avenue... ) But library books, too? They've got me there. I wonder if there'll be tagging of certain books as dangerous? I know I checked out the Anarchist's Cookbook on more than one occasion as a teen, and that one should surely shake a few cages, these days.

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[dexterx.livejournal.com]

Far out it is raining in this Hemispjhere as well - this is the first "big wet" and the most consisitant we have had it - since I guess this time last year.

[rgladiator.livejournal.com]

This kind of security is never good. If I ever believed that any gov't had my best interests truely at heart then maybe. No, even then it's no good.

Today's secret word is...

[laurak.livejournal.com]

...McCarthyism, can you say that with me boys and girls??

hmph. in the 40's and 50's it was "communists." now, it's "terrorists." Guess I better watch what I say, they're probably monitoring livejournal too.

thanks for that heads-up though! :)

Re: Today's secret word is...

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yeah... I think it's a case of the right idea, applied badly.

[tarpo.livejournal.com]

Over the last few years.. even before Sept 11th I believe I have seen/heard about that.. I'm starting to think its either VERY slow to happen.. or its a Urban Legend..

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

hmmm... I don't think it's an urban legend, since there's no mention of it at snopes.com, and I found these...

http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200110/USA.pdf

http://www.llrx.com/features/usapatriotact.htm is for librarians and knowing their rights

from the us dept. of justice site - http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/PatriotAct.htm


so, I think it's just slow going, or not making much press.


http://uscode.house.gov/usc.htm
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

how about conversational chinese and maybe a copy of vegetarian cooking, too?

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yeah! sounds like a plan, and all would be grand reading, too.