Federal Judge Rules Parts Of Patriot Act Are Unconstitutional

AP:

Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be issued without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, as amended by the Patriot Act, "now permits the executive branch of government to conduct surveillance and searches of American citizens without satisfying the probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment."

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BUSH: Time for my morning constitutional. WHAT? No paper! Hey Judge! Give me an article or amendment.­..SOMETHIN­G!