07-25-2006, 05:24 PM | #1 | ||
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Green Bay, WI
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There are no words.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060725/...ecords_lawsuit
"The court is persuaded that requiring AT&T to confirm or deny whether it has disclosed large quantities of telephone records to the federal government could give adversaries of this country valuable insight into the government's intelligence activities." Let me rephrase that. "The court is persuaded that requiring AT&T to confirm or deny whether it has broken federal law in illegal cooperation with the federal government could give adversaries of this country valuable insight into the government's illegal intelligence activities." Anybody who votes for either of the major parties at this point is just perpetuating the problem. Anybody who can look at bullshit like this and still vote for either of the major parties because they're afraid of the other one gaining power is just a political tool, and perpetuating the problem. To the lawyers on this board, can a dismissal be appealed? |
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07-25-2006, 05:38 PM | #2 | ||
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Bossier City, LA
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Damn those liberal activist judges!!!
These two sections make me scratch my head: Quote:
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How can the plaintiffs show that their records have been turned over to the government if the government claims it is illegal to do so? Sounds like a Catch-22 to me. |
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07-25-2006, 05:59 PM | #3 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Green Bay, WI
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Yeah, that's the retarded part.
They lack standing because you're denying them the right to prove that they have that standing. What the judge is saying, in effect, is "It doesn't matter if they broke the law because we accept the government's assertion that allowing you to proceed with a suit against them under existing federal telecommunications law would break the law, even if the government may also have broken the law here - which you also cannot attempt to discover. State secrets, bitches!" |
07-25-2006, 07:52 PM | #4 |
Mascot
Join Date: May 2006
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Oh, how I wish this country had a party that, you know, sought to protect peoples' rights to privacy and stuff.
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07-25-2006, 07:58 PM | #5 |
High School JV
Join Date: Jun 2006
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It really is time for a new party. The two are so screwed up there's no helping them. The two party system is broken (if it ever worked..)
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