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EFF Says Obama Warrantless Wiretap Defense Is Worse than Bush

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-i-thought-he-was-the-second-coming dept.

SonicSpike writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation has just said that 'In the warrantless wiretapping case, Obama DOJ's new arguments are worse than Bush's.'"

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  1. RTFS?? by FredFredrickson · · Score: 5, Funny

    Without much more than a speculative sentence in the summary, what is slashdot going to talk about? We're not going to RTFA no matter how hard you try!!

    *WE SHALL WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED!!*

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    1. Re:RTFS?? by thedonger · · Score: 4, Funny

      We are apparently continuing fast down the Bush road...

      So, when Bush does it, Bush is bad. When Obama does it, Bush is bad.

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    2. Re:RTFS?? by Stele · · Score: 1, Funny

      You're definitely not a "Great American" if you disagree with Bush, that's for sure.

    3. Re:RTFS?? by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 5, Funny

      They are forming several committees right now to end the bureaucracy. But, you know, it may take some time. These things don't happen overnight.

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  2. Change We Can Listen in On! by TibbonZero · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they don't tap the phones, how will they know that we're getting the "Change we can believe in"?

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  3. Careful what you ask for... by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, you asked for a government that would listen to the people...

    Now that you've got one, you're all mad and stuff. Man, this democracy stuff is weird. There's just no pleasing you people!

  4. Wow?!?! by Dusty00 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are there any countries left that has citizens? I'm tired of being a subject.

  5. Re:Change by mooingyak · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well.... he said change, and the EFF says his arguments are worse than Bush's, so I suppose that qualifies.

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  6. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  7. Re:This isn't a 180 by whoop · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's quite simply one word: Hope.

  8. Won't somebody PLEASE THINK by MWDrexel · · Score: 2, Funny

    of the 9/11s???!