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Post by avordvet on Nov 12, 2015 5:33:50 GMT -5
Snowden Vindicated As Judge Slams "Unconstitutional, Orwellian" NSA Bulk SpyingSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 11/11/2015 15:55 -0500 Submitted by Claire Bernish via TheAntiMedia.org, On Monday, a federal judge ordered a halt to the NSA’s bulk metadata collection program in a reiteration and confirmation of a previous ruling that found the practice “unconstitutional” — and even “Orwellian.” “This court simply cannot, and will not, allow the government to trump the Constitution merely because it suits the exigencies of the moment,” stated Washington, D.C. District Court Judge Richard Leon in his mordant 43-page ruling. Edward Snowden immediately hailed the decision, pointing out significant passages from the court to his millions of Twitter followers. Of particular importance — and, indeed, at the heart of both known and potentially unknown domestic spy programs — remains the impossible reckoning between Fourth Amendment protections and the government’s claims of a national security imperative. www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-11/snowden-vindicated-judge-slams-unconstitutional-orwellian-nsa-bulk-spying
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