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National Security Letter Plaintiff Speaks

Posted by kdawson on from the gagged-but-good dept.

Panaqqa writes "On Monday, the US government appealed a September ruling striking down a controversial section of the Patriot Act as unconstitutional. The section permits the FBI to send secret demands to ISPs (called 'National Security Letters') for logs and email without first obtaining a judge's approval. The ACLU has quoted the president of the small Plaintiff ISP, identified only as John Doe because of a gag order under the law, saying that the gag provisions make it 'impossible for people... to discuss their specific concerns with the public, the press and Congress.'"

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  1. I HATE THE ACLU! by advs89 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Let the NSA do their job, ACLU! They are protecting YOUR life too. They aren't snooping on John in the US talking to his wife Jane on vacation in Peru. They're snooping on Mohammad in the US talking to Abdul plotting a terrorist attack in Baghdad. It's called profiling and it has saved the lives of many Americans in the past. It's not racist or bigoted or infringing on anyone's civil liberties - it's an accurate and reliable way to find out about possible terror attacks.

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    1. Re:I HATE THE ACLU! by hnile_jablko · · Score: 0, Troll

      He has been modded Score: 3, Funny. Ummm... looking at his website, http://www.adamdoyle.net/, I would say he is rather serious and quite niave about how the privileges given to certain organisations are being abused and will be abused by further administrations Furthermore, these abuses will creep further into everyday liberties we take for granted. This is one step in many already taken and being taken towards a place far away from democracy and the idea of liberty we claim to cherish.

  2. penis by Asshat_Nazi · · Score: -1, Troll

    fuck you yogurtdick.. polesmoking turd bunglers.

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  3. Re:So What? by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 0, Troll

    "They'vedone everything they can without getting arrested."

    Where's the willingness to take one for the team? If you are so scared of being "arrested", I wonder what you'll do when they threaten to kill you? So much for principles worth dying for, huh?

    So, your rights only worth the threat of "Arrest"?

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  4. Re:absurd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Whiny liberal fuckwad. You have no idea what you're talking about. The US is still better than any other country in the world. Go jump in a hole and wait for the terrorists to win while you bitch about how mean and terrible the government is that is protecting your sorry ass.