The sweeping generalizations laid out as terrorist activities in the USA PATRIOT Act are ripe for this kind of abuse. (I know they're being tried under the Minnesota law, but obviously they have similar chilling issues.)
Of course, the good that could come of this might be an eventual Supreme Court challenge that could also apply to some sections of the Federal law.
Yeah, I hadn't thought about any potential good. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. But yeah, I was going to point out how we couldn't blame the feds for this one since it is Minnesota law but I think there was some pressure from the feds on the states to pass similar laws as the patriot act. Although, maybe it was just the climate of fear at the time too.
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Of course, the good that could come of this might be an eventual Supreme Court challenge that could also apply to some sections of the Federal law.
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