Diary: Patriot Act Loses Appeal

Here's the part that throughly enrages me;

Collins' ruling prevented the federal government from enforcing the vague Patriot Act provisions as they apply to the terrorist groups named in the lawsuit. In its 27-page decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that to survive a vagueness challenge, a statute "must be sufficiently clear to put a person of ordinary intelligence on notice that his or her contemplated conduct is unlawful."

The language covered by the ruling remained unconstitutionally vague despite Congressional amendments to the Patriot Act meant to remedy the problems, the appeals court ruled.

I guess the Courts figured out what many on the left have known since 2000; the cabal running things into the ground in Washington DC are obviously far below "ordinary intelligence."

Or worse yet, above, and inserting smoke-and-mirrors language and vague provisions into a bill depriving citizens of civil liberties as no legislation has done before, simply to further thier ideological goals.

Let's hope the rest of this monstrosity is struck down soon. If not, hopefully the coming Democratic majority will be pliable enough to suggestion that a rewrite might be in order.