Let's stipulate NSA/Verizon is bad/wrong; on what basis are people saying it's illegal? Is it, or is it allowed by Patriot ACT?
@papicek But it doesn't require it be tied to a suspect. That's the entire point. Has been debated repeatedly. @DanaHoule
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@emptywheel@DanaHoule That's what the law says. What people say it says, I really don't give a damn about. -
@papicek What language are you referring to? NOTHING requires tie to suspect. Nothing.@DanaHoule -
@emptywheel@DanaHoule ". . . tangible things sought are relevant to an authorized investigation" -
@papicek Yes, "relevant to." Not, "directly connected to." "relevant to means only that they need info for it.@DanaHoule -
@emptywheel@DanaHoule Ok, that's splitting hairs, but such a big haul cannot be relevant to anything specifically being investigated. -
@papicek@DanaHoule Well, when someone gets standing to argue that, I hope Kennedy agrees with you. But it is, in fact, how govt has used it -
@emptywheel@DanaHoule My whole point is that they're acting in contravention of the law as stated. -
@papicek No. THey're not. There has been CLEAR congressional debate abt this. REJECTED efforts to tie it to specific suspect.@DanaHoule - 3 more replies
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@emptywheel@DanaHoule That's what the law actually says. It also goes onto say that "minimization procedures" be stated as well.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@DanaHoule The law DOES require it. See 2 (A) http://bit.ly/13cQWaOThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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