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smidgen, possibly, conflation of legality and morality

• pvg 10y ago
  All of these are perfectly defensible - the info in question was a 'smidgen' compared to the total amount of data taken, there is no universal agreement about the constitutionality of the program. There's no mention of morality in the bit you quoted. The author is a lawyer.
  • RodericDay 10y ago
    they may be defensible, but if you agree with them as stated, then you weren't ever on the fence about Snowden. in other words, the article preaches to a choir and articulates a position for them. it doesn't aim to persuade an opposition.