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Don't be Silly, This Is Nothing Like the Red Scare, We're fighting Terrorists, not Communists

Well it's a good thing that the Bush Administration and the Justice Department have assured us that the Patriot Act will not be used to collect information on political dissenters, otherwise this story would be frightening. It seems that a "federal judge has ordered a university to turn over records about a gathering of anti-war activists. Fox News reports:

"In addition to the subpoena of Drake University, subpoenas were served this past week on four of the activists who attended a Nov. 15 forum at the school, ordering them to appear before a grand jury Tuesday, the protesters said.

Scary, ain't it? This might mark the first time since the '50s that a university has been ordered to turn over such records to the federal government.

Update: I must have missed this earlier,aAccording to the AP, federal prosecutors have withdrawn the subpoenas against Drake University and the four protesters following a "national outcry." The Iowa Civil Liberties Union pledged to file legal motions to determine "why the subpoenas were served in the first place."

Posted by cs at February 12, 2004 2:25 PM