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FBI Files a "Secret Justification" For Gag Order
An anonymous reader notes a story up at Ars on the FBI's continuing penchant for secrecy. "Clearly, the FBI isn't ready to give up its Bush-era secrecy addition just yet. ...in the case of Doe v. Holder, the FBI is carrying out a secret investigation using secret guidelines on what is and is not constitutional, and as part of that investigation they've compelled the secrecy of a service provider and are using a secret justification to argue that nobody's First Amendment rights are being violated."
The FBI is institutionally one of the least efficient and bureaucratic law enforcement agencies in the country. They're pumping billions into "modernization" efforts, but they still file their cases largely in paper format, use fax machines instead of e-mail, and "IT" is what they say happens in the men's room after 5pm.
They have every reason to be secretive--Not because they're malicious, but because they're just so damned bad at what they do it'd be embarrassing to the country to realize how much money we put towards largely futile efforts. In the 60s, the FBI was busy snapping pictures of protesters... and at the same time devoting forensic resources to finding out who (or rather, what) crapped on J. Edgar Hoover's front porch. You might have heard of him--he had a real temper, hated communists, and had a garter belt and fishnet fetish.
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And what's with this "Bush Era Secrecy"? You ain't seen NOTHING yet, until you look at the Obama administration.
His reichmarchalls are hard at work at a plausible way to silence talk radio. The first thing a dictator does upon gaining power is to quench dissent. Da!
He used that 747 for a joy ride, at around a 1/4 million dollars, supposedly to get a good photo of Air Force One, then forbids anyone to see the pictures. At any cost.
Ask "Joe the Plumber" who asked, are you trying to tax me out of my ambitions?" (Paraphrasing) and the media scrambled to learn everything about him, ratting him out to the local union house so he can't get a job there, and starting a media wave to make him look like some kind of hick.
THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT Palin. The only *real* choice in the last election, the Left is so afraid of her freedom-loving ways they want you to think she's a stupid dork with a white trash family. Most of the slashdotters here believe it for that reason.
Oh, no...Bush was never this restrictive, controlled the media, and Bush (being a dork that he was) was at least able to create jobs. The same cannot be said for THIS particular dork.But this dork wants POWER. And he wants it NOW. (See Cap-and-Trade legislation).
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Unfortunately you'll get modded troll for speaking the truth. Obama makes Bush look like a fucking boy scout.
the Left is so afraid of her freedom-loving ways they want you to think she's a stupid dork with a white trash family.
Um, "freedom-loving" must mean something different to you. I personally like the freedom to sleep with whoever i want, to watch whatever movies I want, and to buy liquor on Sundays (aka the "Lord's Day"). I'm sure that both administrations are corrupt, but the idea that Palin was somehow outside of that vile ignorant corruption is absurd.
As for freedom, you may have to look to another party.
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