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EFF Sues NSA, President Bush, and VP Cheney

VisualE writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will file a lawsuit against the National Security Agency (NSA) and other government agencies today on behalf of AT&T customers to stop the illegal, unconstitutional, and ongoing dragnet surveillance of their communications and communications records. The five individual plaintiffs are also suing President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Cheney's chief of staff David Addington, former Attorney General and White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and other individuals who ordered or participated in the warrantless domestic surveillance."

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  1. Bush needs to hire by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ray Beckerman!

    *DUCKS* :)

  2. THIS JUST IN! EFF WINS! AWARDED . . . by StefanJ · · Score: 1, Funny

    . . . a 5% stake in A.I.G. in compensation.

  3. Almost Got It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was going to get the first post, but the extra surveillance on my connection slowed me down.

  4. NSA? by sanosuke001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    NSA Press Conference: We have decided to take over the EFF in hopes that their participation with our goals will aid in furthering the United States' interests in National Security. We have assessed their allegations and decided that they were unwarranted and unfounded. Thank you for all your cooperation and we appreciate all the help from the leaders of the EFF.

    EFF @ Gitmo: Fuck, I don't want a cock-meat sandwich...

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    1. Re:NSA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      EFF @ Gitmo: Fuck, I don't want a cock-meat sandwich...

      Why would the EFF have something against chicken?

  5. It will be interesting by Weaselmancer · · Score: 3, Funny

    To see exactly how this administration completely blows this off.

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  6. woot! by TXG1112 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The NSA is EFF'd.

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  7. If they are going to try to sue *THEM* by Rooked_One · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm going to try to sue Nicholas Cage for being such a bad actor

  8. Re:Isn't this where... by Yetihehe · · Score: 2, Funny

    In soviet america government shoots you!

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  9. No proof, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...who else would have been chortling in the background of all those 1-900 calls?

  10. Re:How can you sue? by mapsjanhere · · Score: 2, Funny

    Due process for torture? Don't give those guys any ideas there!

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  11. Black bag time... by glindsey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Friday:

    All Members of EFF Mysteriously Vanish

  12. Re:DONUT??? by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, you trick me! You said Donut in the title.

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  13. Re:Big by Aphoxema · · Score: 4, Funny

    It'll be SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! Check out this tag team battle of the century as the EFF and the ACLU take on the NSA and The Bush Administration in this BATTLE TO THE DEATHHHHHHHHH! EXTREME action! Blood, violence, lawyers TO THE MAX!

    ONLY ON PAY PER VIEW!

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  14. Re:Big by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 5, Funny

    "ONLY ON PAY PER VIEW!"

    Nah. I'll just wait until someone puts up the DivX torrent on Pirate Bay.

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  15. Re:WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why, is he somehow immune to the law of this country? The USA is not a fascist state.

  16. Re:Big by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Yes, we get it. You are very opinionated and your mom is stupid.

    NEXT!

  17. Alternate title.. by Alascom · · Score: 2, Funny

    EFF begins fundraising campaign targeted at Bush haters.

    1. Re:Alternate title.. by Spatial · · Score: 2, Funny

      Bush doesn't have a monopoly on bad decisions.

      Ha! Sure ain't for lack of trying.

  18. Re:Big by Aphoxema · · Score: 2, Funny

    Very presumptuous of you, you assume I'm a boy, you assume I don't leave the house, you assume the people I talk to haven't heard of the EFF, you assume the people I talk to either do not know what open source is or the knowledge is prerequisite to knowing the EFF exists and what they do, and worst of all, you assumed I don't already have a tan!

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  19. Re:Reintroduce what the ancient Greeks did. by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we did this, where could we banish Bush?

    Well, that's so astoundingly obvious I'm surprised you needed to ask the question.

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  20. Re:Big by darkvizier · · Score: 3, Funny

    Very presumptuous of you, you assume I'm a boy, you assume I don't leave the house, you assume the people I talk to haven't heard of the EFF, you assume the people I talk to either do not know what open source is or the knowledge is prerequisite to knowing the EFF exists and what they do, and worst of all, you assumed I don't already have a tan!

    There's an "insensitive clod" lurking somewhere in there!