There is another interesting article on this in today's Washington Times, www.washtimes.com. It looks as though there is still some time to contact senators and voice our opposition. Here is an excerpt:

"There is a great danger in this provision. It gives carte blanche to eavesdrop on Americans on the flimsiest of evidence, if any evidence at all," said Phil Kent, president of the Southeastern Legal Foundation.
    Mr. Kent called the provision "an unprecedented electronic dragnet."
    "I think it's the most sweeping threat to civil liberties since Japanese-American internment," Mr. Kent said.
    Mr. Kent and outgoing Rep. Bob Barr, Georgia Republican, are lobbying the Senate to remove this and other provisions they say are a threat to civil liberties and restrict the public's right to know of government activities.
    "In defense of members of Congress, many don't read the whole legislation and very few people read the fine print," said Mr. Barr. "You would think the Pentagon planning a system to peek at personal data would get a little more attention.
    "It's outrageous, it really is outrageous," Mr. Barr said.