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Patriot Act and FISA courts have been ruled by the Supreme Court to be constitutional. And the independent judiciary is an integral part of them i.e. they deci
by threeseed 2y ago
Patriot Act and FISA courts have been ruled by the Supreme Court to be constitutional.
And the independent judiciary is an integral part of them i.e. they decide if cases can be tried in them.
- hypeatei 2y agoGiven how powerful the three letter agencies are (especially the CIA), I'm not surprised the judiciary branch of the U.S. government agrees its constitutional. The ACLU and many legal professionals think FISA is unconstitutional. There are roadblocks when trying to challenge FISA because of the secrecy, see: https://www.npr.org/2013/02/26/172998760/supreme-court-makes-it-harder-to-challenge-foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act https://www.npr.org/2013/02/26/172998760/supreme-court-makes...
- cowboylowrez 2y agoyeah but I think folks are thinking relatively, for instance, can we in both countries chat about "democratic rule" with the same comfy web tools?
- ffgjgf1 2y agoWhich isn’t necessarily that great when that judicial system is throughly and entirely openly corrupt even at the very top