A friend advises me that today House Bill 666 passed. This supposedly would allow police officers to use evidence collected illegaly if they 'believed' that it was collected in good faith.
Any word on it?
Yes, this bill is real, and it passed the house resoundingly. (I don't know if the bill number is accurate.) According to the ny times, the republicans have been trying to pass this for a long time, and now they control congress. Interestingly, the ATF and IRS are specifically excluded! The bill was opposed by both civil liberties groups and gun nuts. (Hope I don't offend too many gun nuts.) The ATF was excluded as a sop to the NRA I suppose. During debate, Rep. John Dingell (MI) called the ATF "jackbooted American fascists." Way to go John! David +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |David Shayer dshayer@netcom.com | |Sentient Software / Symantec shayer@applelink.apple.com | |"Shoot Newt." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+