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"The message could not be more clear: The government is not going to stop at only investigating people connected to terrorism; it is willing to look at the most personal aspects of anyone's life. And the guiding principle won't be security; it will be politics.

And yet, this should not be a partisan issue. Suppose a Democratic Administration were to use subpoenas to secretly investigate peaceful pro-life demonstrators, using the USA PATRIOT Act, as if they were terrorists. Or suppose a Democratic Administration were to use subpoenas to check on pro-life women's medical histories, to see if there were abortions in their pasts. Certainly, these actions would be equally appalling and objectionable. In the end, this is not a political issue: It is an issue about individual rights."

        -- Noah Leavitt, "John Ashcroft's Subpoena Blitz"