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Judge Denies Administration Request To Delay ACLU Metadata Lawsuit

Posted by Unknown on from the let-the-battle-begin dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "Federal Judge William Pauley has dismissed an Obama Administration request to delay a hearing on Verizon/NSA data sifting. The ACLU has argued that the sifting is not authorized by statute and even if it were it would still be unconstitutional. The Obama Administration requested the delay on the grounds it needed more time to search through its classified material to determine what was suitable for disclosure." See also the case docket. Motions must be filed by August 26th, and oral arguments begin on November 1st.

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  1. The Constitution is clear on this by WCMI92 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Government has to get a warrant in an OPEN COURT. It has to describe SPECIFICALLY the person or things to be searched and seized. Government has no rights, the People have ALL rights. Government has no more authority to collect everyone's e-mails than it does to send a black van down each street, pull the mail from everyone's mailbox and photocopy it...

    The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

    I don't see any "Because TERRORISTS!", or "Because Someone doesn't like Obama" exceptions in there, do you?

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    1. Re:The Constitution is clear on this by spire3661 · · Score: 4, Informative

      The Constitution was intended to be interpreted by the lay public. You dont have to be a lawyer to understand law and governance. Democracy means WE are the government. Having educated people point out the finer points of law is fine, but any layman can see the decisions the Supremes have made in regard to corporate citizenship, the commerce clause and FISA courts are very much opposed to the Constitution.

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  2. Re:Good job, your honor! by intermodal · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Administration and NSA didn't care about the constitution before Snowden, they're not going to start now.

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  3. Re:Good job, your honor! by spire3661 · · Score: 1, Informative

    Thats what the 2nd is for.

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