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Much in the way that the NSA can bend the law to collect everything, the government can bend the law to use SAMs for whatever they want. You could say that any
by Theodores 13y ago
Much in the way that the NSA can bend the law to collect everything, the government can bend the law to use SAMs for whatever they want. You could say that any of the NSA revelations could affect some on-going case that has yet to be brought to court in Guantanamo, e.g. knowledge that a given prisoner's communications being intercepted could prejudice the case. The details of exactly how that might work out could be kept secret under terms of the SAM.
- justin66 13y agoIt's still pretty unclear what you're suggesting, but: if the federal government starts trying to bend the rules against the papers the old saying about making an enemy out of someone who buys ink by the barrelful becomes highly relevant. Most of us concerned with civil liberties feel like those sorts of court cases and issues go underreported. Start sending federal agents to reporters in order to "collect any inappropriate documents" and kill stories and things will get messy quick. If you're the administration and you are aware of something you don't want the papers to have, you take them to court. (which is messy enough)