I question the timing. First the Bin Laden “gift”, six days before the sixth anniversary of 9/11. Now a Clinton appointed federal judge makes America less safe just in time for the festivities.

“A federal judge struck down a key part of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday in a ruling that defended the need for judicial oversight of laws and bashed Congress for passing a law that makes possible “far-reaching invasions of liberty.”U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero immediately stayed the effect of his ruling, allowing the government time to appeal. Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said: “We are reviewing the decision and considering our options at this time.”

The ruling handed the American Civil Liberties Union a major victory in its challenge of the post-Sept. 11 law that gave broader investigative powers to law enforcement.

The ACLU had challenged the law on behalf of an Internet service provider, complaining that the law allowed the FBI to demand records without the kind of court supervision required for other government searches. Under the law, investigators can issue so-called national security letters to entities like Internet service providers and phone companies and demand customers’ phone and Internet records.

In his ruling, Marrero said much more was at stake than questions about the national security letters.

He said Congress, in the original USA Patriot Act and less so in a 2005 revision, had essentially tried to legislate how the judiciary must review challenges to the law. If done to other bills, they ultimately could all “be styled to make the validation of the law foolproof.”

Noting that the courthouse where he resides is several blocks from the fallen World Trade Center, the judge said the Constitution was designed so that the dangers of any given moment could never justify discarding fundamental individual liberties.

He said when “the judiciary lowers its guard on the Constitution, it opens the door to far-reaching invasions of liberty.”

“Far reaching”, yeah like Afghanistan to Manhattan. While admittedly the FBI has had problems with how they managed the SL program, the fact remains that it is an invaluable counterterrorism tool.

Unlike this tool of a judge who is clueless (as most Clinton appointees are) to the nature of terrorism, his decision reeks of the usual activism we see from these liberal losers.
If you strike down how the FBI can seek out terrorist via ISP’s (where incidentally the word of the aforementioned “gift” came by). ISPs can be compelled to give user information via warrant or court order, but as we know there isn’t alway time to wake up judges and get such orders at a moment’s notice.

All in all since Ms. Clinton is running President it makes dangerous decisions like this usable in refuting her so-called commitment to fighting terror. It’s as simple as that. Vote Democrat, vote another 9/11.