Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) wants to repeal the sunset provisions of the PATRIOT Act, the act that pretty much made our civil liberties moot. It has to be reviewed by Congress in 2005, where it could then be voted out, but Hatch doesn't like that idea. I can't tell you why he doesn't like it, but I think it has something to do with him being a fucking asshole his whole political career. Just a hunch.

Salon has a great story on their front page today about the Bush administrations and Justice Department's abuse of the the PATRIOT Act, who it allows them to make secret decisions and throw people they don't happen to like in jail without a trial. It goes into who has supported this and who some of the victims are. It's a must read if you care about freedom.