At Least Now They Admit It ....

Since they discovered that nothing will happen to them when they break the law, the government is revealing how much they abuse their power.

According to an AP story:

The FBI secretly sought information last year on 3,501 U.S. citizens and legal residents from their banks and credit card, telephone and Internet companies without a court's approval, the Justice Department said Friday.

It was the first time the Bush administration has publicly disclosed how often it uses the administrative subpoena known as a national security letter, which allows the executive branch of government