Word: patriotism
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...Verba, who is also the Pforzheimer University Professor of Government, said he thought the Patriot Act compromises seemed to be more an example of bipartisan political posturing than a substantive reworking of the issues at hand...
...ever discussing it. The compromise would set a time limit on this controversial ban by specifying that libraries can challenge this “gag rule” in court after a year has passed, according to a statement released by the Republican senators who voted against long-term Patriot Act renewal in December...
...third part of the compromise, a provision of the Patriot Act revision—which specifies that NSL recipients can consult with an attorney but must identify that attorney to the FBI—would be removed so that recipients have access to legal counsel without FBI notification...
Verba said that the details of the compromise are still unclear, and that a final evaluation of the legislation’s impact on Harvard will have to wait until Congress votes on the renewal sometime before March 10, when key sections of the Patriot Act are due to expire...
...FBI’s access to library patron borrowing records and internet usage and the perceived lack of sufficient judicial review over these powers have been central points of contention in the long debate over the Patriot Act renewal...