Article: Madison city council to vote on Patriot Act

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(Badger Herald) (U-WIRE) MADISON, Wis. -- The city council is set to vote tonight on a resolution criticizing the USA Patriot Act.

The resolution calls on the city of Madison to "uphold the constitutionally protected rights of all persons to peacefully protest and express their political views, no matter how unpopular," and urges police not to utilize "racial profiling" or cooperate with any investigation of a suspect in the absence of probable cause.

It was proposed by a group of Madison City Council members who claim American civil liberties are in jeopardy under the act.

The resolution was drawn up by Don McKeating of the Madison Area Peace ...

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