I've updated post w/very important point: AG designation that comms "affect, involve, or are related to" nat sec IS NOT REVIEWABLE by judge.https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/922568848712155136 …
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So Sessions can use 702 data collected from BDS or BLM activists using Tor & declare it "related to national security." No judicial review.
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There won’t be any pretending now. It’ll be straight up aimed at political opponents and uncooperative citizens. Oh well. We had a good run.
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And to think the J Edgar and the Stasi had to do this on index cards.
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Yes. Technology has definitely been a boon to democracy. /s
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That alone should render bill unconstl. Purports to give govt power to collect USP info for crim invstgn, w/o possibility of judicial review
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Imagine law saying "FBI may now wiretap any communications of any US person, w or w/o a warrant" Unconst. on its face. How diff is 702 bill?
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why not Obama told the cops at the funeral for the Dallas five killed, about how they had a problem
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