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State secrets has long been the get out of jail free card from the US constitution
by LatteLazy 5y ago
State secrets has long been the get out of jail free card from the US constitution
- java-man 5y agoAnd to cover up crime. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Reynolds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Reynolds
- nickysielicki 5y agoNot that long: > While precise numbers are hard to come by (because not all cases are reported), a recent study reports that the "Bush administration has invoked the state secrets privilege in 23 cases since 2001." By way of comparison, "between 1953 and 1976, the government invoked the privilege in only four cases." - John Dean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dean