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USA Patriot Act To Ease Deficit With Pay-Per-View "Candid Americams"

Republican proponents of the USA Patriot Act are proposing a new provision they say will provide a fiscal silver lining to the controversial surveillance measure, but some privacy advocates are up in arms about what they see as an intolerable intrusion on privacy and civil liberties. The new provision, called Candid Americams, will allow for the broadcast on federally administered pay-per-view internet sites of surveillance material gathered using tools provided by the Patriot Act. Senator Bill Frist, a leading Patriot Act advocate, says the General Accounting Office projects revenue generated through the Candid Americams provision will be enough to offset nearly one quarter of the proposed $70 billion in tax cuts to the wealthy included in the 2006 budget proposal.

Full article: USA Patriot Act To Ease Deficit With Pay-Per-View "Candid Americams"