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To: Peach
I thought it was through the Patriot Act that the Wall was dismantled; was that handled separately?

The Gorelick Wall was an unnecessary limitation (it was more restrictive than existing law), erected by the DoJ. The DoJ was free to replace its rule with one that toed the line with the law, and at that point, information sharing is permissible.

Separate from that, but in a similar vein, the provisions of law that permit sharing have been duplicated in a section of law that does not sunset on 12/31/2005.

USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL32186.pdf

See, in particular, the discussion of section 218.

60 posted on 12/16/2005 5:13:07 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

So if I'm understanding your post correctly, the Wall was dismantled already and the Patriot Act has no impact on it.


61 posted on 12/16/2005 5:16:44 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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