IP: US Senate's Anti-Terrorist Forfeiture Rules of Evidence

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 19:26:05 -0400
> To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
> From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt () coil com>
> Subject: US Senate's Anti-Terrorist Forfeiture Rules of Evidence
>
> [Note from Matthew Gaylor:  Leon Felkins is Executive Director of FEAR 
> (Forfeiture Endangers American Rights)  http://www.fear.org/ ]
>
> Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 16:47:20 -0500
> To: "FEAR-Both Lists":;
> From: "Leon F." <leonf () perspicuity net>
> Subject: Rules? Who needs rules?
> Cc: freematt () coil com
>
> The Senate bill, S. 1510, "The USA Act of 2001", under section  316. 
> ANTI-TERRORIST FORFEITURE PROTECTION has the following bit of good news:
>
>
> "(b) Evidence.--In considering a claim filed under this section, the 
> Government may rely on evidence that is otherwise inadmissible under the 
> Federal Rules of Evidence, if a court determines that such reliance is 
> necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States. "
>
> Well, there you go. "National security interests" trumps the rule of law. 
> Seems that we've been through this movie before -- but rarely during peace 
> time (has war been declared?).
>
> Leon Felkins
>
>
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