Politician Scuttles His Warrantless E-mail Surveillance Bill

Wow, it only took a day to get this politician to flip-flop on his bill allowing for warrantless access to e-mail accounts.

Leahy's about-face comes in response to a deluge of criticism today, including the American Civil Liberties Union saying that warrants should be required, and the conservative group FreedomWorks launching a petition to Congress -- with more than 2,300 messages sent so far -- titled: "Tell Congress: Stay Out of My Email!"

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