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Attorney General Says Wiretap Lawsuit Must Be Thrown Out

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-can-trust-us dept.

Mr Pink Eyes writes with news about comments from US Attorney General Eric Holder, who said a San Francisco lawsuit over warrantless wiretapping should be thrown out, since going forward would compromise "ongoing intelligence activities." From the AP report: "In making the argument, the Obama administration agreed with the Bush administration's position on the case but insists it came to the decision differently. A civil liberties group criticized the move Friday as a retreat from promises President Barack Obama made as a candidate. Holder's effort to stop the lawsuit marks the first time the administration has tried to invoke the state secrets privilege under a new policy it launched last month designed to make such a legal argument more difficult. ... Holder said US District Judge Vaughn Walker, who is handling the case, was given a classified description of why the case must be dismissed so that the court can 'conduct its own independent assessment of our claim.'"

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  1. Don't blame me by Shotgun · · Score: 2, Funny

    Vote Barr next time.

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    1. Re:Don't blame me by machine321 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm not sure I agree with Roseanne, either.

  2. Re:Let Mr. Holder by Rob+the+Bold · · Score: 5, Funny

    know how you feel:

    Leadership Eric Holder Attorney General Contact Office of the Attorney General (202) 514-2001

    Couldn't you just call any number, and figure he's listen in?

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  3. Re:From www.BarackObama.com by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next time you walk into a voting booth, and elect a congresscritter, choose one that is neither R or D.

    But how will we, as a nation, move forward without research or development?

  4. Change I can believe in by tbgreve · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now that's change I can believe in. The kind that doesn't happen.

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  5. AT&T's new Secret Circle of Friends plan! by vaporland · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why don't they just say it - they're going to do what they want, and it doesn't matter what anyone outside the "secret" circle thinks.

    Hey, is this a new calling plan from AT&T: Secret Circle of Friends?

    In cooperation with the NSA and the FISA court, AT&T offers the new Secret Circle of Friends calling plan. Place your friends' names on our surveillance list, and all of their calls are monitored for "quality assurance", while you receive credit for "rollover" testimony when you rat them out in a star chamber hearing.

    Earn bonus points for entrapping the stupid into terror plots while earning frequent "no-fly" miles that can't be redeemed on any airline!

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