The additional missing context, is that these corporations are heavily regulated by the same federal government that is compelling them to provide data. There is a conflict of interest here, and this reeks heavily of Fascism.
The person in charge of the Executive Branch can stop this with the stroke of a pen. It could have been stopped by not renewing the Patriot Act in 2011. It could have been stopped by following through on promises made in 2008. It could have been stopped by holding the president accountable in 2012, for not following through on promises made in 2008. The time for blaming Bush is over. If you voted for this guy it's time to start blaming yourself.
If you were a reasonable person, you wouldn't use the word Teabagger in this context. That issue aside, there are several areas where it's possible that this already occurred. Surveillance of Sharyl Atkisons's communications. And surveillance info passed to people in the IRS, which used it in it's persecution of people and groups not aligned with the President.
The DoJ is telling you what they have done with that statement. They issued a denial that only references hardware. They say nothing about email accounts, cloud storage accounts, text messages, voicemail, or anything else that was intercepted going from here to there.
The 4th amendment reads "unreasonable searches and seizures". What the Federal government is basically saying is that we can seize all communications, but as long as we don't actually look at them, there is no search. You don't need a yottabyte of storage to back up simple metadata.
In my experience, many atheists don't take the hands off approach. There is a pervasive attitude where people seem to read, "freedom of religion", as "freedom from religion".
The NSA was founded in 1949 by Harry Truman. It has thrived across so many different administrations and congresses of every stripe that it must be assumed to be immune to partisan politics.
Until just several years ago, most would have said the same about the IRS.
Or does coal also cause particulates that block sunlight and offset the warming from the CO2? At least in the dirty parts of the world. In the US it just causes the warming because we have to filter the particulates.
Generally speaking, Search & Seizure limitations are lax or non-existent when no individual or group is exclusively targeted. The courts tend to reason that because there's no minority of persons being singled out, the regular legislative process is sufficient to safeguard the rights of the electorate. This is a kind of judicial restraint.
So basically, as long as they engage in warrantless searches of everyone's home, it doesn't violate the 4th amendment. As long as they tap everyone's phone it's clear sailing. If they seize everyone's bank account, it's A-OK. Got it. Keep telling yourself that.
Someone gave the order to press the enter key that turned on the system. At that point they intentionally targeted everyone, which includes all of the above.
It's not theory when it turns out it's actually true. That mantra used against opponents of this administration is wearing very thin. A few more days of constant scandals and it will be gone.
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The additional missing context, is that these corporations are heavily regulated by the same federal government that is compelling them to provide data. There is a conflict of interest here, and this reeks heavily of Fascism.
The person in charge of the Executive Branch can stop this with the stroke of a pen. It could have been stopped by not renewing the Patriot Act in 2011. It could have been stopped by following through on promises made in 2008. It could have been stopped by holding the president accountable in 2012, for not following through on promises made in 2008. The time for blaming Bush is over. If you voted for this guy it's time to start blaming yourself.
They did it without the disclosure that their data was being shared with the NSA, amongst others.
If you were a reasonable person, you wouldn't use the word Teabagger in this context. That issue aside, there are several areas where it's possible that this already occurred. Surveillance of Sharyl Atkisons's communications. And surveillance info passed to people in the IRS, which used it in it's persecution of people and groups not aligned with the President.
You too? I found three last week.
The DoJ is telling you what they have done with that statement. They issued a denial that only references hardware. They say nothing about email accounts, cloud storage accounts, text messages, voicemail, or anything else that was intercepted going from here to there.
The 4th amendment reads "unreasonable searches and seizures". What the Federal government is basically saying is that we can seize all communications, but as long as we don't actually look at them, there is no search. You don't need a yottabyte of storage to back up simple metadata.
Interesting you should mention that. There is a certain politician whose career is built on leaks of his opponents sealed divorce records.
Er....Second.
Pot, Kettle, First.
*snicker*
In my experience, many atheists don't take the hands off approach. There is a pervasive attitude where people seem to read, "freedom of religion", as "freedom from religion".
I'd like to see you bear a nuclear warhead, Duke.
I think you're insane if you think you can call the cops and have them respond in time to protect you and your family.
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The NSA was founded in 1949 by Harry Truman. It has thrived across so many different administrations and congresses of every stripe that it must be assumed to be immune to partisan politics.
Until just several years ago, most would have said the same about the IRS.
Or does coal also cause particulates that block sunlight and offset the warming from the CO2? At least in the dirty parts of the world. In the US it just causes the warming because we have to filter the particulates.
Generally speaking, Search & Seizure limitations are lax or non-existent when no individual or group is exclusively targeted. The courts tend to reason that because there's no minority of persons being singled out, the regular legislative process is sufficient to safeguard the rights of the electorate. This is a kind of judicial restraint.
So basically, as long as they engage in warrantless searches of everyone's home, it doesn't violate the 4th amendment. As long as they tap everyone's phone it's clear sailing. If they seize everyone's bank account, it's A-OK. Got it. Keep telling yourself that.
Yes, let's ignore reality and imagine a hypothetical.
All includes any.
Someone gave the order to press the enter key that turned on the system. At that point they intentionally targeted everyone, which includes all of the above.
They are intentionally target everyone, which is inclusive of anyone.
It's not theory when it turns out it's actually true. That mantra used against opponents of this administration is wearing very thin. A few more days of constant scandals and it will be gone.
Someone who is willing to waste $60-80k on a freaking car, doesn't care.
I'm pretty sure some people, including me, are actually concerned about the deficit.
When do we get to blame the guy in charge? Ever?