"it isn't actually wrong to make the telcos immune to something the government required them to do. The problem is that you can't realistically punish those in government who were responsible, but that isn't a reason to go after the telcos."
Bullcrap. It is wrong. It was knowingly against the law. They should have the same accountability anyone does when breaking a law, if they want to dispute the actual law in court, then they need to do that.
"The problem is that you can't realistically punish those in government"
Bullcrap again. It's this very attitude that worries me so much. _Why_ can't the government be accountable? Why can't the people in power be punished? The attitude that, "shrug", we can't do anything to our lord and masters is well, about as outdated as the idea of "lord and masters". Don't know about you, but I don't want to live under a King.
Seriously, these guys made Nixon look like a pantywaist and the representatives of the people and indeed the people themselves did nothing to stop them.
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so what you're really saying is that EG kept rejecting your articles for publication?
"it isn't actually wrong to make the telcos immune to something the government required them to do. The problem is that you can't realistically punish those in government who were responsible, but that isn't a reason to go after the telcos."
Bullcrap. It is wrong. It was knowingly against the law. They should have the same accountability anyone does when breaking a law, if they want to dispute the actual law in court, then they need to do that.
"The problem is that you can't realistically punish those in government"
Bullcrap again. It's this very attitude that worries me so much. _Why_ can't the government be accountable? Why can't the people in power be punished? The attitude that, "shrug", we can't do anything to our lord and masters is well, about as outdated as the idea of "lord and masters". Don't know about you, but I don't want to live under a King.
Seriously, these guys made Nixon look like a pantywaist and the representatives of the people and indeed the people themselves did nothing to stop them.