Big Brother: New Guidelines Would Give F.B.I. Broader Powers

Looks like the Justice Department is trying to loosen restrictions on the FBI:

"A Justice Department plan would loosen restrictions on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to allow agents to open a national security or criminal investigation against someone without any clear basis for suspicion, Democratic lawmakers briefed on the details said Wednesday."

Do we really need to give more power to an already huge monster?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/washington/21fbi.html?_r=1&oref=login&ref=todayspaper&adxnnlx=1219320074-/WSmjLAD4HSS6hvKX6fNoA&pagewanted=print

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