From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@spies.com)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2003 - 12:32:56 MST
On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 18:48:07 +0200, Amara Graps <amara@amara.com> wrote:
>> Agree about the handiness factor being absent. Of course, that's
>> very much what paper and ink booksellers are still in the business
>> of selling at a premium (at a profit).
>
> Libraries might not be the best way of reading books these days,
> anyway, given the current political climate.
I understand the sentiment. But if people demonstrate in the streets,
with their bare mugs hanging out, why isn't using libraries another
righteous act of nonviolent protest?
> Unlike conventional search warrants, there is no need for agents to
> show that the target is suspected of a crime or possesses evidence
> of a crime. As the Santa Cruz signs indicate, the law prohibits
> libraries and bookstores from telling their patrons, or anyone else,
> that the FBI has sought the records.
What about bank records? I know that banks are prohibited from telling
patrons the same sort of thing; I just don't know if the PA includes
banking info in the relaxed requirements for inquiry.
I'm going to the library soon to pick up a copy of Strange Victory.
Expect that flea market booksellers will be listed as a "bookstore
loophole" that *MUST* be closed so we can all be saaaaafe.
Fff.
MMB
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