Freedom to Read Protection Act
"[S]weeping [PATRIOT] legislation gives the FBI the power to seize all of the circulation, purchasing and other records of library users and bookstore customers on no stronger a claim than an FBI official’s statement that they are part of a terrorism investigation. Surely the powers the government needs to fight terrorism can be subject to more meaningful checks and balances than that, especially when the right to read without government intrusion is at stake.
Must note my approval of this. I, like most serious readers, have bought books I would rather the government not be able to use against me. Not going to list them here either.
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