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jjewell

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1. So sorry Snowden bores you..
Wed Jun 19, 2013, 01:37 PM
Jun 2013

and you're right, anybody that thought the NSA wasn't spying on everyone hasn't been paying attention.

However, The Real Story is that these spying programs have never undergone Constitutional review, because they have been operated in secret. Until Snowden released the Verizon Document, NO plaintiff had "standing" in federal court to sue the NSA, because they could not prove they had been spied on by the NSA. The Verizon Document changes everything.

This blatant and obvious violation of the 4th Amendment will now be reviewed in federal court, possibly up to the SCOTUS, to determine it's constitutionality.

"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." - 4th Amendment

I think you should rethink your stance...

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Superman and the NSA [View all] Britethorn Jun 2013 OP
So sorry Snowden bores you.. jjewell Jun 2013 #1
How does one rethink a stance that "they are bored"? TheEuclideanOne Jun 2013 #3
So TheEuclideanOne, obviously... jjewell Jun 2013 #4
Actually you did bore me. TheEuclideanOne Jun 2013 #7
I get it-- Americans are too mired in entertainment to care. n/t cprise Jun 2013 #2
Yup Britethorn Jun 2013 #5
And they're in love with the idea... cprise Jun 2013 #6
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