@normative And you are asking to dismiss both the plain language in bill AND known use of jargon to interpret different meaning.
@normative Yes. I believe they can. Nothing I've seen makes me believe this requires a change. Nothing.
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@emptywheel you don't think at this point legislators would cry bloody murder if FISC handed down an opinion saying...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel "all this new restrictive language requiring specific selection terms has no practical effect"? -
@normative Like Ron Wyden took 7 years doing? -
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@normative We are? This Congress is IMO less effective on these issues than Congress was in 2008. - 1 more reply
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@emptywheel God knows I don't put much stock in "vigorous oversight by all three branches" but if we're THAT completely fucked... -
@normative I'm not saying we're completely fucked. I'm saying Congress has ability to do far better than they did today. They chose not to. - 1 more reply
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@emptywheel Then you sort of just have to give up on legislation as a meaningful vehicle for reform.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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