Shorter several people who want to keep phone dragnet: Obama powerless to just stop conducting dragnet w/o Congress. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/nsa-surveillance-limits-102081.html …
@benjaminwittes Ah, that wasn't clear from your writing. Cordero does though.
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@emptywheel Yes, I think Carrie feels strongly about it. I am agnostic about the program's utility. Not offended by it, but not hung ho... -
@benjaminwittes Ah, sorry. But then cannot Obama just stop requesting it? No Congress needed! -
@emptywheel Yes, Obama can end with a wave of his hand. He can't, however, implement Review Group reccs without act of congress, though. -
@benjaminwittes Not all of them. Many of the most important, tho. -
@emptywheel Sorry, I meant that only with respect to the reform of the 215 bulk metadata program. many of the reccs he can implement on own. -
@benjaminwittes I don't think he needs Congress if he's willing to give up equiv of bulk collection. If a third party holds, then yess -
@emptywheel well, if they want to make sure the data is available, they would need a retention requirement. that's not in current law. -
@benjaminwittes True. But it was done via FCC the LAST time they made telecoms keep data longer in name of terrorism. - 5 more replies
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