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Fwiw, it was the PATRIOT Act, passed shortly after the events of 9/11/2001, that allows for these administrative subpoenas and gag orders and removed any effect
by drewmol 7y ago
Fwiw, it was the PATRIOT Act, passed shortly after the events of 9/11/2001, that allows for these administrative subpoenas and gag orders and removed any effective judicial oversight. Many of those provisions in the act were set to expire and those expirations were extended by both president Bush and Obama. IIRC the AG or their subordinates have to notify the judiciary of these subpoenas but can issue a gag order along with the disclosure effectively removing any judicial oversight.
- chrischen 7y agoThe problem is anything that helps someone do their job more easily will get approved.
- jdc 7y agoA little more background on administrative subpoenas: We Don't Need No Stinking Warrant: The Disturbing, Unchecked Rise of the Administrative Subpoena (https://www.wired.com/2012/08/administrative-subpoenas https://www.wired.com/2012/08/administrative-subpoenas)
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoDidn’t Biden take credit for writing the patriot act? Seems like a strange thing to congratulate yourself for.
- stjohnswarts 7y agoThe Patriot Act has done far more damage to our democracy than 9/11 did. It's actually quite sad. It can't be considered Ironic because any idiot can see it's an arrow into the heart of a healthy democracy that is leery of government overreach.