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That depends on whether they build in incentives for the trunk providers to cooperate.
by nevinera 16y ago
That depends on whether they build in incentives for the trunk providers to cooperate.
- mortenjorck 16y agoIncentives would probably include not having federal charges pressed.
- r0s 16y agoThe mere possibility might be enough to ensure co-operation. Warrant-less wiretapping for example. I'd wager the president could direct the telecoms to do this without any kind of legal device and they would capitulate. See telecom immunity, for example: http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-02-27/bay-area/17190307_1_obama-s-justice-department-wiretap-program-immunity http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-02-27/bay-area/17190307_1_ob... This is such a bad precedent. It's an uncontested executive power grab.