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Judge Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act

Posted by samzenpus on from the but-what-about-the-terrorists dept.

Shining Celebi writes "U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ruled in favor of the ACLU and struck down a portion of the revised USA PATRIOT Act this morning, forcing investigators to go through the courts to obtain approval before ordering ISPs to give up information on customers, instead of just sending them a National Security Letter. In the words of Judge Marrero, this use of National Security Letters 'offends the fundamental constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers.'"

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  1. I, for one... by Telephone+Sanitizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our newly Constitutionally-conscious judicial overlords.

  2. Wow by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny
    In the words of Judge Marrero, this use of National Security Letters "offends the fundamental constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers."


    Where is the "nodamnkidding" tag when you need it?

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  3. Re:It's a good start by Wandering+Wombat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, you're too dumb to use your freedoms properly. You should THANK your appointed officials for deciding the best way for you to go about your daily life.

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  4. In totally unrelated news... by KingSkippus · · Score: 4, Funny

    In completely unrelated news, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero has been arrested as an enemy combatant who hates freedom as is currently on an airplane in transit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he will be held indefinitely. Ironically, it is unlikely that this judge will ever see his own day in court.

    President Bush has issued a signing statement declaring that the principles of checks and balances and separation of powers is unConstitutional, since "Clearly the executive branch of government is over the other two, or else they wouldn't have called it the 'executive' branch." Dick Cheney couldn't be reached for comment to see which branch of government he is part of today.

  5. Re:It's a good start by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That wooshing sound you hear is the sarcasm from the GP post zipping by over your head...

  6. Re:Should not have been a judge in the first place by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm tired of activist judges who ignore basic law principles simply to advance the pursuit of a future high position in the Democratic Party.

    Giving a swiff of Zyklon B to all the democrats would already take care of 90% of the problems in America right now..


    Who let Ann Coulter on /.?
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  7. Karma Whore Alert by goldspider · · Score: 3, Funny

    insight
    -noun 1. an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, esp. through intuitive understanding

    People here have been rolling out that tired quote for the past six years. Posting it verbatim no longer qualifies as "insightful" IMO.

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  8. Re:It's a good start by Some_Llama · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sorry i'm so used to living near the airport i thought it was just another 757.