The House says no to sneak and peek. DOJ reels..

[Reeder]

Even the republican controlled house see’s that the Patriot act has gone to far.

Section 213 of the Patriot Act, rooted in a 1978 foreign intelligence surveillance law, grants federal agents the right to search the homes of suspected terrorists and spies with secret court approval but without prior notice to the suspect.

The amendment, introduced by Rep. C. L. “Butch” Otter, R-Idaho, was passed on a 309-to-118 vote with support from members of both parties, wary of the potential abuse of secret searches.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/26/tipoff.amendment/index.html

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

Perhaps our Congress is a better and wiser body than I believed.

Now, if Bush is in a petulant mood, & vetoes the balance, we may do fine.