U.S. F.B.I. Data Rape of the Masses (20,000+ and counting)

http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2007/03/ny-times-calls-for-alberto-gonzales.html

The F.B.I. has been using powers it obtained under the Patriot Act to get financial, business and telephone records of Americans by issuing tens of thousands of “national security letters,” a euphemism for warrants that are issued without any judicial review or avenue of appeal. The administration said that, as with many powers it has arrogated since the 9/11 attacks, this radical change was essential to fast and nimble antiterrorism efforts, and it promised to police the use of the letters carefully.