Parts of 'Patriot Act' unconstitutional, vague: Judge

[baldguy]

US District Judge Audrey Collins found that changes the US Congress made to the way "training" and "expert advice and assistance" are defined in the act continue to read in a way that is unconstitutionally vague.

The provisions on training and giving financial assistance were included in the Patriot Act to strengthen an existing law barring US residents giving aid to groups designated as terror organizations by the United States.

Congress revised them after Los Angeles-based Judge Collins ruled in January 2004 that phrases such as "training" could be interpreted in a way that criminalizes activities protected by the First and Fifth Amendments of the US Constitution and slapped a penalty of up to 15 years on them.

But the judge said in a ruling issued on Monday that the changes were insufficient to render those parts of the act clear enough for an average person to understand, meaning that those provisions remain unconstitutional.

more:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050730/ts_alt_afp/usattacksjusticepatriotsrilankaturkey_050730034330

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[Ravenseye]

2. Good for her

...and here come the 'activist judges' complainers, proving once again that they simply don't understand the system of government we have here in the united states.

[Mr_Spock]

3. Why don't they let smart people like Democrats write law? Dumb asses

WTF is wrong with Republicans - even the congressmen are morons.

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate topic

From Friday-

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1664000