1984, 20 Years Late

1984, 20 Years Late -- Patriot Act Suppresses News Of Challenge to Patriot Act, from The Washington Post.

"It is remarkable that a gag provision in the Patriot Act kept the public in the dark about the mere fact that a constitutional challenge had been filed in court," Ann Beeson, the ACLU's associate legal director, said in a statement. "President Bush can talk about extending the life of the Patriot Act, but the ACLU is still gagged from discussing details of our challenge to it."

A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment on the case.

Maybe I better decline comment as well. Chilling. But Dave Pollard is Canadian. He comments cogently. It may be chilly north of the border, but it's getting chillier down here.