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The resistance to the initial request was likely because it targeted a whistleblower attempting to expose the NSA's unconstitutional surveillance, not a member
by mcantelon 13y ago
The resistance to the initial request was likely because it targeted a whistleblower attempting to expose the NSA's unconstitutional surveillance, not a member of the "criminal class" (nice framing attempt). It was a courageous act of civil disobedience.
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoalleged whistleblower At the time when Lavabit defied the initial court order, had Snowden been classified as a legitimate whistleblower (by the people who actually have the authority to make such a decision)?