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The author of the code for section 215 of the Patriot act, Sensenbrenner, says it is being used totally beyond what he intended. In this sense, it can be said
by jivatmanx 13y ago
The author of the code for section 215 of the Patriot act, Sensenbrenner, says it is being used totally beyond what he intended.
In this sense, it can be said to be executing arbitrary code, perhaps it can be said that the typical method of those in power is to look through the 10,000+ page laws, search for the weakest and most arbitrary provision, and exploit it to the fullest extent possible.
Of course, part of the reason for this is that no debugging was done - after receiving the law, the military went so far as to lie about how it was being used.
- mpyne 13y agoNo offense but Sensenbrenner deserves his share of blame for this too. People pointed out even back then that that Patriot Act was way overbroad and could lead to things exactly like this. Militaries plan against the capabilities of a possible opponent, not just what they think the opponent intends to do. Congress should never have let it get passed in the shape it was in, but Sensenbrenner should have written the legislation keeping in mind the capability it would give the Executive branch, not just presumed intent.