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Senators Joe Lieberman and John McCain introduced legislation yesterday that would turn nearly all of the 9-11 Commission's recommendations into law.
This was a pretty mighty undertaking, not just because the recommendations are both wide and controversial, but also because the commission's report was written in layman's language, not legislative legalese.
The legislation (which clocks in at about 300 electrifying pages) includes specifics for a civil liberties board.
I've been following the 9-11 Commission's recommendation to create a civil liberties board both here on this blog and at Wired News.
President Bush created his version on August 27, establishing a board staffed with high-level administration officials who are tasked mainly with helping to formulate policy.
That board was roundly criticized by the privacy community, which thinks the board should be more independent and be focused on investigations.
According to one high-level government official, that criticism is unwarranted since the President's board will be highly influential and its creation shows that the administration cares about civil liberties.
I am currently working on a story about the Lieberman-McCain proposal, but here's what the bill proposes (PDF).
The full bill (PDF) can be found here on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee website.
A summary is here (PDF).
More back story and details later.
Posted by Ryan Singel at September 8, 2004 12:33 PM
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