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I actually wonder what the NSA will do if this legislation will pass. I believe they used an excuse in Court before that they "can't" shut down the program (or
by higherpurpose 11y ago
I actually wonder what the NSA will do if this legislation will pass. I believe they used an excuse in Court before that they "can't" shut down the program (or a similar one). So would they actually shut it down or rename it and move it to a different facility? Who gets to verify that they're going to obey the new law? The Intelligence Committee members that already oppose the new laws?
- baddox 11y agoI think the NSA will continue to spy. They might go to the trouble to hide it from Congress, but I doubt it, and I doubt Congress will actually care.
- swombat 11y agoHere's your answer: according to https://www.usafreedom.fail/ https://www.usafreedom.fail/ this act doesn't actually restrict the NSA. In fact, it extends the spying powers of the NSA. So they'll continue what they're doing, and do more of it.
- mindcrime 11y agoYeah, at this point I'm pretty sure the NSA doesn't give a shit what Congress says. If Congress cut off their funding, they'd make it up by orchestrating the sale of arms and/or drugs on the black market, and keep right on doing what they're doing now.
- takeda 11y agoThey'll do everything they did until now and more[1]. [1] https://www.usafreedom.fail/ https://www.usafreedom.fail/