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 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
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@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. -
@emptywheel That's a very interesting point. -
@benjaminwittes Admin witnesses have been VERY dishonest on this point. FCC rule was done in name of terror/NatSec the last time. -
@emptywheel Interesting. I will look into that rule. Got a cite? -
@emptywheel Thanks. Will dig into this--poor reader though I am.
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