Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 18:44:05 -0400
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: US Senate's Anti-Terrorist Forfeiture Rules of Evidence
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Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 16:47:20 -0500
To: "FEAR-Both Lists":;
From: "Leon F." <leonf@perspicuity.net>
Subject: Rules? Who needs rules?
Cc: freematt@coil.com

The Senate bill, S. 1510, "The USA Act of 2001", under section  316. 
ANTI-TERRORIST FORFEITURE PROTECTION has the following bit of good 
news:


"(b) Evidence.--In considering a claim filed under this section, the 
Government may rely on evidence that is otherwise inadmissible under 
the Federal Rules of Evidence, if a court determines that such 
reliance is necessary to protect the national security interests of 
the United States. "

Well, there you go. "National security interests" trumps the rule of 
law. Seems that we've been through this movie before -- but rarely 
during peace time (has war been declared?).

Leon Felkins



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