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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal appeals court in New York rules that the NSA program to collect phone records is illegal
WASHINGTONA federal appeals court ruled Thursday the National Security Agencys controversial collection of millions of Americans phone records isnt authorized by the Patriot Act, as the Bush and Obama administrations have long maintained.
The NSA has used the Patriot Act to justify collecting records of nearly every call made in the U.S.
The NSA has used the Patriot Act to justify collecting records of nearly every call made in the U.S.
rest is behind wsj paywall.
but info is sufficient to hope the tide is turning..........
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Federal appeals court in New York rules that the NSA program to collect phone records is illegal (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
May 2015
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. Yes,
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)2. The Patriot Act is nothing more than a law that was past
to invade and destroy Constitutional protections and privacy. It has protected no one and adds zero value. Cheney wanted a "fuck you" law and he got it.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)4. Thank you again, Edward Snowden.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)5. He played it smart.
Whistleblowers are never seen as good guys until the passage of years.