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echo: barktopus
to: Adam Flinton
from: John Beamish
date: 2004-10-01 19:11:54
subject: Re: Portion of Patriot Act ruled unconstitutional

From: "John Beamish" 

Too soon to tell.  Hasn't got to the Supreme Court yet.

> > Wow.... it looks like the process still works.
>
> Yup after a fair number of years, so all the admin needs to do is to
> have a legislative program which stays one step ahead of the lawyers
> e.g. "We know this will be struck down in 4 years so we'll have another
> law with the same provisions in it ready to go then & another 4 years
> after that" etc.

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