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In reply to the discussion: NYTimes Op-Ed: "The Criminal N.S.A." [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)21. Of course the "law is legal". The interpretation by the government may not be.
When the law says that you need to identify specifically who you are spying on and what data you need, and the FISA court issues a warrant that the NSA can get any and all available records on all Americans, IT'S FUCKING ILLEGAL.
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The nice thing about Op-Ed pieces is that the newspaper can't fire the writer(s)
99th_Monkey
Jun 2013
#2
THIS 'data collection' consists of monitoring who, when and how often I phone or email
99th_Monkey
Jun 2013
#5
Of course the "law is legal". The interpretation by the government may not be.
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#21
Justice Department Fights Release of Secret Court Opinion Finding Unconstitutional Surveillance
PoliticAverse
Jun 2013
#26
The courts have not ruled on this brand new handy, dandy INTERPRETATION of the law.
Th1onein
Jun 2013
#53
"Refusing or neglecting to answer the census is punishable by fines of $100,
OilemFirchen
Jun 2013
#55
They also printed the leaks of another whistle blower. One Daniel Ellsberg.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2013
#6
I seem to recall someone once saying that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat
Th1onein
Jun 2013
#13
"It’s time to call the N.S.A.’s mass surveillance programs what they are: criminal."
DesMoinesDem
Jun 2013
#20
"Congressional watchdogs — with a few exceptions, like Senator Rand Paul . . . "
ucrdem
Jun 2013
#22
This is no more sophisticated than right wingers declaring the EPA or OSHA or IRS to be "criminal."
treestar
Jun 2013
#39
Uh oh. Guess the Army Times won't be carrying the story. Guess the Pentagon will cut NYT from
silvershadow
Jun 2013
#51