We are told time and time again that laws will only be applied to the
bad people. For instance, against 'street racers' or 'drunk drivers'.
The idea that the laws will be applied against other people is
considered 'paranoid'. Once again, yesterday's tin foil hat becomes
today's mainstream news:

http://www.kansas.com/213/story/351592.html

"The lawyer for a man accused of being a major cocaine supplier for the
Wichita Crips gang contends that a secret search of the man's house
under the Patriot Act was illegal."

In a recent motion to suppress any evidence from the search, defense
lawyer Charles O'Hara argued that the Patriot Act was meant for "serious
matters involving national security," not drug cases like the one
involving his client, Tyrone Andrews.

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In an affidavit filed in July seeking the search warrant, a federal
agent said a secret search was necessary to protect evidence and to
prevent suspects from fleeing or from intimidating witnesses.

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Normally, investigators leave a copy of a search warrant and a receipt
for items taken once a house is searched. But in the Andrews case,
investigators obtained clearance to secretly search the house, which
they did July 17, and not notify him until 90 days afterward, O'Hara
said.

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