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> They requested an extension until August 21st to do this (original deadline was August 12th). I don't get it; how long could it possibly take to redact such
by jlgreco 13y ago
> They requested an extension until August 21st to do this (original deadline was August 12th).
I don't get it; how long could it possibly take to redact such documents? Is there somebody toiling 8 hours a day for 7 or 8 more days, scrambling to get this done in time? Or are they lazily just sticking it on the backburner of some intern?
- sp332 13y agoThere's probably some fighting going on about what exactly should be redacted or preserved.
- jlgreco 13y agoHmm, that makes sense. Not really knowing what sort of thing information is in court decisions, what is likely the sort of thing that will be redacted? Names of example programs/agents/terrorists I guess? I don't know if it would make sense for that sort of thing to be in the decision. Or are they likely going to redact more than just supporting information?
- andy_ppp 13y agoMuch like the secret court order, with secret bits being removed, you don't really ------------ ------- ------------ - ----. And lets face it - the ----.
- AUmrysh 13y agoThey're probably carefully going over the specific legal interpretation of every word, phrase, and sentence being released in order to cover their own asses legally and politically.
- gyepi 13y agoAccording to the document they've had to involve some senior people in deciding what to redact and there are only a few people in government with the expertise in the relevant issues. My guess is that the redaction involves at least two agencies (DOJ and NSA) and there's communication overhead.