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EFF Case Against AT&T To Go Forward

Tyler Too writes "The NSA wiretap lawsuit filed by the EFF will apparently be moving forward. A federal judge has denied the government's request that the EFF's lawsuit against AT&T be dismissed. Among other things, the judge ruled that 'if the government has been truthful in its disclosures, divulging information on AT&T's role in the scandal should not cause any harm to national security.' The case will now move forward, pending a government appeal."

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  1. Btw... by Bishibosh · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    btw, wtf is eff?

  2. Re:How Far Into the Rabbit Hole Are We? by SlowMovingTarget · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Let me take your troll at face value for a moment... You want to execute those responsible for initiating a program intended to protect American citizens. And you call it "treason," how ironic. From Article Three of the U.S. Constitution:

    Section 3: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. ... (Power of Congress paragraph ommitted)

    By this definition, it is those giving the enemies of the U.S. "aid and comfort" that begin to meet that standard. Given that the wiretaps were specifically aimed at people who made calls to or received calls from known terrorist phone numbers, I think it shocking that the EFF is squandering money tilting at this windmill rather than amplifying their agenda against things like DRM. They've abandoned logic and the pursuit of important issues for a straight party-line political action. Shame on them for this.

    WRT the subject, it seems you took the blue pill.

  3. Re:Either the EFF is fast or /. is slow by megaditto · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why twice? He's already on the list, and two wrongs won't make it right.

    Hopefully yall EFF contributors get to explain to a tribunal why you supported Terror.

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    Obama likes poor people so much, he wants to make more of them.
  4. Re:How Far Into the Rabbit Hole Are We? by jrobinson5 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "The constitution protects us from unlawful search and seizure."

    No, the Bill of Rights protects us from unlawful search and seizure.