So it's safer outside huh?
You would think with more security and the Warning System at a low level. Airports are more open, drive the car right up to the curb. Time to feel safe, right? Well Attorney General John Ashcroft says no. John Ashcroft told federal and local officials Monday the USA Patriot Act should be expanded, not softened. The newest act will lower legal standards for government agents to listen to private telephone calls or search homes. It also grants federal authorities wider access to citizens' personal medical, financial and school records, library records and bookstore purchases. While in Alaska he was asked "What of Congressmans Don Young's objections to the act? Should the act be changed? "I think it seems to most Americans that an adjustment may be appropriate," Ashcroft said. It should expand to give federal officers more authority, he said. We need to get rid of this offensive Patriot Act. Read more of Anchorage Daily News | Toughen Patriot Act, attorney general says