Under the USA PATRIOT Act, FBI gained the power to search your library and book-buyin g records without probable cause of any crime or intent to commit a crime. It also st ops librarians and booksellers from telling you that this search has even occurred.

The FBI has been aggressively using these new powers without providing Congress with explanations about its activities. A University of Illinois survey shows libraries w ere targeted at least 175 times in the year after 9/11 -- yet the FBI refuses to expl ain how or why.

In response to these invasions of our civil liberties, a bipartisan group of Represen tatives have introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill that would restore man y key checks and balances. This amendment will be voted on in the coming days and de serves our strong support.

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