George Christian, Librarian Connection Executive Director, Tells Congress that Patriot Act Invades Privacy

From the Washington Post story:

A librarian who fended off an FBI demand for computer records on patrons said Wednesday that secret anti-terrorism investigations strip away personal freedoms.

"Terrorists win when the fear of them induces us to destroy the rights that make us free," said George Christian, executive director of Library Connection, a consortium of 27 libraries in the Hartford, Conn., area.

Read the Testimony of George Christian, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, hearing: Responding to The Inspector General's Findings of Improper Use of National Security Letters by the FBI, April 11, 2007)

Hat tip to beSpacific. [JH]