-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [IP] Patriot Act Includes Crackdown on Meth Use Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:35:53 -0800 From: Declan McCullagh <[email protected]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Richard Forno wrote, and David Farber forwarded: > WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suffer from springtime allergies? You could be among the > first affected by the USA Patriot Act poised for final congressional passage > this week. > > Besides terrorism, the bill takes aim at the production of methamphetamine, > a highly addictive drug that cannot be manufactured without a key ingredient > of everyday cold and allergy medicines. The bill would impose new limits > next month for how much relief a person can buy over the counter. It's not just meth. I wrote about this and more in a column in December: http://news.com.com/Must+we+renew+the+Patriot+Act/2010-1028_3-5989887.html >What do mandatory drug testing, cigarette taxes and methamphetamine restrictions have to do with protecting America from terrorists? >As far as I can tell, the answer is "nothing." But they nevertheless appear in a 219-page proposed law to renew the Patriot Act that Republicans have scheduled for a vote this week. -Declan ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [email protected] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
