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October 03, 2003

Chicago City Council votes against parts of USA-PATRIOT Act

Below is an official news story about it. Here is a slightly less journalistic story that provides more background info on the movement behind the resolution. (That story, by Elaine Cassel, seems to have originated at her blog here.

Council decries Patriot Act in watered-down resolution

October 2, 2003

BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter

Warning of civil liberties abuses similar to those that preceded the Holocaust, the City Council on Wednesday approved a watered-down resolution urging repeal of portions of the USA Patriot Act.

The 37-7 vote followed an emotional debate that invoked the chilling words of Nazi leader Hermann Goering and ignored Mayor Daley's warning that the federal government needs extraordinary tools to fight terrorism.

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Learning Percentage: 75%

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