Think of the NSA data collection as a large rainwater sistern that the gvt can only drink from with a specific warrant authorized by a court
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Replying to @Hesiod2k11
@Hesiod2k11 Or, you could listen to what EVERYONE has said about it and realize it doesn't ever involve a warrant.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel -- Read what I wrote. The data is collected into a database, and you can only drill down with a warrant.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Hesiod2k11
@Hesiod2k11 And it was your use of "warrant" that I corrected, because it is false.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel -- Under Bush, it was 100% off the books, warrantless and illegal. Post 2008, it followed the FISA statute.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Hesiod2k11
@Hesiod2k11 You don't even have your dates correct, or your statutes. You're just word salading such that even Sarah Palin would be proud.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @Hesiod2k11
@Hesiod2k11 Still wrong. I'll continue this conversation when you can manage a single tweet w/o huge errors. Buhbye.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel -- The two at issue statutes were passed in 2007 and 2008. They authorized what transpired. Acting shocked by it is disenguous1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Hesiod2k11 No. You are wrong. The statute covering metadata program was passed in 2006. Again, this is so basic it is painful to correct
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