However, the Feds have used a comingling principle to invoke Federal rule if even on dime of Federal money is used on a particular project.
While I don't at all like the idea of a politically motivated intrusion on my records or anyone else's, I also happen to perceive the fact that we are indeed at war at that our enemy is in fact already here planning, researching, training and executing attacks against us.
If leads bring workers to suspect that a library is being used by a group to carry out their goal, I think the wrokers should be given the broadest range of powers to gather whatever information they feel significant to prevent a successful attack.
Yes, the room for abuse is significant.
Yes, innocent people will be harmed.
But what if a terrorist is using your library for research, an agent suspects something but can't convince a judge for a warrant?
You don't get warranats in war.
You act on trained instinct. We are in the learning curve right now, to obad for us.
But if we can't even pursue the enemy wherever he operates, we are facing big problems.
Ed