A hypothetical scenario: Cheech & Chong are driving down the road (Cheech is driving; Chong riding shotgun), when a state trooper pulls them over for speeding. The...
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A Ruling Even These Guys Would Love
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The Constitution Dies Tomorrow
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Link Obama's run to the center, OK, you gotta do whatcha gotta do. I'm not happy, but OK. I'm votin for ya. I don't understand politix, but hey, I'm votin for ya.HOWEVER...
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FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional National Security Letter After ACLU and EFF Challenge
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From the The Wrong Kind of Open Access dept.: The FBI has withdrawn an unconstitutional national security letter (NSL) issued to the Internet Archive after a legal...
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ACLU
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These days, the American Civil Liberties Union is the only major organization that defends the US Constitution; the President and Congress clearly no longer take their...
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Quote of Note: Chris Dodd on FISA
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"Under the legislation before us, the district court would simply decide whether or not the telecommunication companies received documentation stating that the President...
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Obama weasels on FISA promise
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The House has voted to pardon illegal spying by telephone companies. The Senate is about to vote sometime in the next few days. Senator Barack Obama promised last...
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Quote of Note: Dan Froomkin
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"What kind of a country is it where, when the head of state asks you to do something that may well be illegal, but assures you that he considers it legal, you can't be...
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The FISA Failure and the Sodomy of the
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The FISA Failure and the Sodomy of the Patriots:Betsy Ross loved anal. She could not get enough ye olde cocke in her sphincter, especially when she could tickle her...
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The New Paranoia
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I have friends who practice ultra-safe computing when crossing borders: examine their computers and you'll find yourself on something almost data-free, so you'd not be...