'Sneak-and-Peak' Law Helps More Than War on Terror

[rodeodance]

NOT good, as this is exactly what many on the Left were worried about---indiscrimate use of this law for other purposess.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,165799,00.html

'Sneak-and-Peak' Law Helps More Than War on Terror

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

SEATTLE — Hidden cameras and microphones placed by federal agents in a house in Lynden, Wash., paid off recently when officials uncovered a plot to dig a drug tunnel from Canada to the United States.

But because federal officials used a provision in the U.S. Patriot Act (search) to bug their suspects for weeks, some groups are calling the search warrants an abuse of power.

"We want them to be able to accomplish their objective. We don't want law enforcement officials to be able to run roughshod, investigating for whatever they want with whatever rules they set," said David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union.


Delayed notification, or so-called "sneak-and-peak" (search) warrants, have been around since 1973 and require prosecutors to go to a federal judge to get permission to search. But until the Patriot Act, federal officials needed to show probable cause and tell the suspects they're under surveillance within seven days........

[Beaver Tail]

1. From Canada to the US?

This is of course assuming that this isn’t just another fantasy story like the caves in Afghanistan that were well laid out and equipped to fulfill Osamas needs. Anyway I doubt such a tunnel would be practical.

BTW because this idea was hatched and talked about in Seattle would it be safe to assume that the drugs are probably intended to go from the US to Canada but this is assuming this is even true.

Need to parse every word Fox News Channel says. As we know they will word things “technically correct” even if the context is wrong.

Good site with some real facts: http://www.canadianally.com/ca/about/myth-illdrugs-en.asp

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Less than 2% of the marijuana seized by the US at its borders in 2003 came from Canada.

[northzax]

2. to be fair

many real conservatives opposed it as well. It was just the uber-patriots and scaremongers who wanted it.

a 'plot' to dig a tunnel? from Seattle? was this just a couple of guys fucking around? no one would seriously do this, the US/Canada border is too porous to need one.