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The FBI Has Been Violating Your Liberties in Ways That May Shock You | News & Politics | AlterNet

The FBI Has Been Violating Your Liberties in Ways That May Shock You | News & Politics | AlterNet: "Over the last decade, the FBI has been found to violate the Constitution countless times under the guise of the Patriot Act, including a 2007 scandal that led FBI head Robert Mueller to publicly apologize for the preponderance of security abuses, misconduct and violation of civil liberties on his watch. We’ve known since its enactment in 2001 that the Patriot Act, with its gross expansion of law enforcement power and murky reporting requirements, was just a rulebook waiting to be spoiled.

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