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I disagree that this argument involves a fallacy. The following statements are not equivalent: 1. It seems like at that point it should deny every single reque
by impendia 13y ago
I disagree that this argument involves a fallacy. The following statements are not equivalent:
1. It seems like at that point it should deny every single request going forward until the illegal activities have stopped.
2. Every request going forward is illegitimate.
(2) is false, but I believe that (1) is plausible, especially if there are any difficulties for FISA to determine whether any particular NSA request is legitimate or not.
- anigbrowl 13y agoI think that they are; if you're sufficiently convinced of 1), then 2) follows as a matter of logic.
- AnthonyMouse 13y agoNot necessarily. The court can do (1) in order to punish the government for not complying, similar to excluding improperly obtained evidence that would otherwise be relevant.
- impendia 13y agoOnly if you define "legitimate" so that what you say is tautological; not if "legitimate" means, for example, "concerning a targeted and specific terrorist threat".