---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:07:08 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Inferno: fwd: those hysterical librarians ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:43:56 -0500 Subject: those hysterical librarians "Ashcroft Mocks Librarians and Others Who Oppose Parts of Counterterrorism Law" http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/16/politics/16LIBR.html And, in case you missed it, a related "News in Brief" story from The Onion: Revised Patriot Act Will Make It Illegal To Read Patriot Act WASHINGTON, DC-President Bush spoke out Monday in support of a revised version of the 2001 USA Patriot Act that would make it illegal to read the USA Patriot Act. "Under current federal law, there are unreasonable obstacles to investigating and prosecuting acts of terrorism, including the public's access to information about how the federal police will investigate and prosecute acts of terrorism," Bush said at a press conference Monday. "For the sake of the American people, I call on Congress to pass this important law prohibiting access to itself." Bush also proposed extending the rights of states to impose the death penalty "in the wake of Sept. 11 and stuff."