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spending its time on this Act. It was passed by Congress, ratified by the Senate and signed by the President. All these people can be contacted and it is their business, not the City Council's. Council was elected to shape the future of Pleasanton, not pass judgment on laws passed by Congress. The preamble of the Constitution includes the words "provide for the common defense". Defending ourselves against terrorists is important. He noted many recent terrorist activities and said this law was adopted to stop more murders. Law-abiding citizens have nothing to fear from it. It is known terrorists use the Interact to communicate. It allows roving wire taps, so the government can follow suspected terrorists instead of just one phone line. It gives the Attorney General authority to obtain foreign student information. Some of the 9/11 hijackers were in this country on fraudulent student visas. If someone is planning an attack on the United States, he wanted the government to know about it before another American gets killed. The Patriot Act may be inconvenient, but so is a lock on the front door. Mike Duarte, 6665 Singletree Way, said he strongly supported option 1 of the staff report, but also supported option 3. He definitely did not support option 2 because this is not a local issue. The Patriot Act was a measured response during a time of crisis in our country that was given a sunset clause. It lowers the threshold for investigation, but does not change the conviction threshold. People must still go through a court of law under the same rules. Council is not elected to represent its citizens on federal issues. When campaigning, debate was restricted to local issues and candidates were not asked about military spending, federal taxes, etc. His son is serving in Iraq, but he did not ask Council to support the troops or to support the war. Council recently pushed the Constitutional limits with its teen drinking ordinance, which he believed allows search of a house for alcohol without a warrant. He felt it would be hypocritical for Council to tell the Federal government that it is stepping over the line with the Patriot Act. Council does a good job on local issues. There were no further speakers on this item. It was moved by Mr. Brozosky, seconded by Mr. Campbell, to adopt Resolution No. 03-092, approving Option 3 directing staff to prepare a resolution and letter to Pieasanton's Congressional representatives supporting the Freedom to Read Protection Act (HR 1157, Sanders) and the Library and Bookseller Act (SB 1158, Boxer) both of which exempt libraries and bookstores from Section 215 of the Patriot Act; in addition directing staff to prepare a resolution in support of the resolutions of the American Library Association and the California Library Association concerning the Patriot Act. Mr. Campbell said he teaches Civics at Amador High School and one of his favorite topics is the Constitution. He hates the Patriot Act. He felt it was one of the worst pieces of legislation ever. He stated he was a locally elected official and it was troubling for him not to take a stand. He commended the Library Commission and wanted to fully support its action. Pleasanton City Council 20 08/05/03 Minutes