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Where is the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board?

By Montag | Related entries in General Politics, Legislation, The War On Terrorism

The creation of a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board for “protecting rights in the fight against terrorism” was recommended by the 9-11 commission. It was mandated by congress last December. Its members were selected by Bush.

Its first meeting? Not yet…

Asked why it was taking so long to set the board up, Connecticut Republican Rep. Christopher Shays charged, “It’s not a priority for the administration.”

The intelligence reform law of December 2004 called for the oversight board in response to a recommendation from the Sept. 11 Commission, which feared increased governmental powers needed to fight terrorism could erode civil liberties.

Reuters: Civil-liberties board struggles into existence


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