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Their stance is the only one compatible with their core aims. I'm not sure why you would expect anything else.
by Latty 7y ago
Their stance is the only one compatible with their core aims. I'm not sure why you would expect anything else.
- briandear 7y agoExcept they didn’t have the same stance under Obama whose administration used stingrays prolifically as well.
- alamortsubite 7y agoThey've had the same stance since at least 2014. https://www.aclu.org/cases/aclu-florida-v-city-sarasota-stingray-cell-phone-tracking https://www.aclu.org/cases/aclu-florida-v-city-sarasota-stin...
- munk-a 7y agoThey did actually - but while Obama was in office information about the program was far less public - here's a summary of events leading up to a Jan 13, 2016 lawsuit[1] and here's an article from early 2016 on a different lawsuit[2]. The ACLU has had a consistent stance as far as I'm aware - if you have some sources to indicate otherwise please do supply them. And, not doing a thing because it wasn't done before is a whataboutism appeal that prevents us from improving our actions - it isn't a really logical argument except within the realm of US law and prior precedent. 1. https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/legal-docket/aclu-v-doj-stingrays https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/legal-docket/aclu-v-doj-stin... 2. https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/watchdog/article59776736.html https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/watchdog/article59...