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That may be because no one needs to be disappeared, because the plaintiff just won't win. Remember the Church Committee only managed to scratch the surface. So
by retrogradeorbit 12y ago
That may be because no one needs to be disappeared, because the plaintiff just won't win. Remember the Church Committee only managed to scratch the surface. So what makes you think that suddenly, now, there will be transparency and justice. And even if the court ruled for the plaintiff, what happens if the CIA refuses to comply? Who is gonna hold them to account? You? Congress? The president? LOL.
- adobriyan 12y agoIn back then USSR liberal loonies cried that "freedom of choice between 2 or more candidates in elections" is all you need.
- higherpurpose 12y agoNSA is already acting like it's "too big to comply", so it actually doesn't sound too far fetched: https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/too-big-comply-nsa-says-its-too-large-complex-comply-court-order https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/too-big-comply-n...