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How in the hell are national security letters constitutional? It's mindboggling to me that they haven't reached the Supreme Court. I don't mean to sound like a
by scoofy 13y ago
How in the hell are national security letters constitutional? It's mindboggling to me that they haven't reached the Supreme Court. I don't mean to sound like a hippie or patriotic douche, but it seem rather tyrannical that you aren't even allowed to talk about something that happened to you.
- john_b 13y agoI have been wondering the same thing. They very clearly abridge on one's freedom of speech, so if they have been tested in the courts at all (?) then some mental & legal gymnastics were no doubt required to justify them, probably invoking analogies about "tradeoffs" of dubious validity in the justification. If someone knows of any court precedents here, I'd genuinely be interested in hearing & reading about it.
- declan 13y agoNot a national security letter: https://plus.google.com/112961607570158342254/posts/EujgUYbrEwv https://plus.google.com/112961607570158342254/posts/EujgUYbr...