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library, medical, hotel, video rental, religious, business, and other information. The government needs only to assert, not prove, that records may be related to an ongoing investigation related to terrorism or intelligence activities-even if the target of the search isn't a terror suspect.

In many instances, the Patriot Act does away entirely with the traditional role of the courts in preventing law enforcement abuses. By writing a “National Security Letter,” the FBI can seize personal Internet, telephone,'and financial records from anyoneeven U.S. citizens who are not suspected of any crime, spying, or terrorist activity. They require no court review or approval. The Act gives the government license to listen in on more phone calls and view emails without providing details to a court to justify such intrusion. Government agents need only claim that the resulting information would be “relevant to an ongoing investigation”-no judge

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