As I noted, release of Goldsmith memo serves notice fr Exec they believe they can do dragnet w/ or w/o any leg. http://www.emptywheel.net/2014/09/06/executive-still-hiding-its-phone-dragnet-self-authorization/ …
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel I don't know why you keep saying that since we know Goldsmith said Congress barred the Internet program, ergo it can bar things.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlie_savage
@charlie_savage Um. I believe even you reported they moved that overseas. Which means Congress can't bar anymore.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Congress has not chosen to regulate overseas-based data collection. That doesn't mean it can't.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @charlie_savage
@charlie_savage Yes. And that legal fight to SCOTUS would keep you in business writing for about a decade.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel In any case purely domestic calling data, which is what we're talking about, isn't systematically available overseas3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlie_savage
@charlie_savage Point is they are making that claim to get Congress to make same bet FISC did in 2004/6: dragnet w/oversight rather than not2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel I'm not sure how that point relates to the incorrect point that Goldsmith memo=Congress is powerless re bulk domestic metadata2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @charlie_savage
@charlie_savage Yes. I know you don't understand. I'll write a post to try to explain.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
@charlie_savage actually doing 2 posts, the first ceding your point abt statute. But I got distracted.
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