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I guess it means you would have to sue the government.
by totalZero 10y ago
I guess it means you would have to sue the government.
- alanwatts 10y agoWhich is circular logic. To sue an entity which you fund is to indrectly sue yourself.
- rayiner 10y agoWhat? No. You can sue your employee after all.
- alanwatts 10y agoWhen suing in a case like this, punitive damages would be paid out of the governments budget, rather than the personal assets of those personally responsible, correct?
- civilian 10y agoYes Alan Watts, everything is connected, but organizations and people can still remain distinct and have different motivations. :)
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- rhizome 10y agoYou can't sue the US government for this without its permission.
- refurb 10y agoCorrect! Sovereign immunity.
- dannyobrien 10y agoYou can read about the ongoing suits that followed Hepting v. AT&T, on EFF's case page: https://eff.org/nsa/ https://eff.org/nsa/ . The timeline is also worth a look: https://www.eff.org/nsa-spying/timeline https://www.eff.org/nsa-spying/timeline (Disclosure: I work at EFF)