PrismmmMMMMmmmm, good! NOT!

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

If they have this much awesome technical firepower, how do things like Boston happen? Particularly given that they were also warned by the Russians and the Saudis.

It's like John Stewart said on his bit about this stuff - When the govt. wants to do something evil and bad, it works with incredible power and efficiency. When it tries to do good things, it bumbles about like a blind, drunk, multi-armed bufoon in a china shop. (or something to that effect).

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

It's like John Stewart said on his bit about this stuff - When the govt. wants to do something evil and bad, it works with incredible power and efficiency. When it tries to do good things, it bumbles about like a blind, drunk, multi-armed bufoon in a china shop. (or something to that effect).

So what's your legal take on the government shredding the Constitutions 4th Amendment?

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

So what's your legal take on the government shredding the Constitutions 4th Amendment?

<FACEPALM>

Never, never, NEVER ask for JR's opinion! Have you learned NOTHING!

He's all in favor as it drums up more business. But we'll get a 20 page legalese diatribe on the topic now.

Eff the offseason! <shakes fist at sky>

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

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Never, never, NEVER ask for JR's opinion! Have you learned NOTHING!

He's all in favor as it drums up more business. But we'll get a 20 page legalese diatribe on the topic now.

Eff the offseason! <shakes fist at sky>

Oh ye of little faith.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

So what's your legal take on the government shredding the Constitutions 4th Amendment?

My "legal" take is that the Prez. has some very creative lawyers who have taken something that was intended to be a small doorway for rational use and driven a bulldozer or two through it to broaden it beyond any original intent. I believe it will take some equally creative lawyering to oppose it - the public security argument carries lots of weight.

I am with you. Freedom requires risk. Unfortunately, we are becoming such a risk averse society that individual liberty falls by the wayside.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

....the public security argument carries lots of weight.

Only if they can prove it's working, which they can easily sidestep by saying "We'd love to tell you but we'd have to kill you" kind of thing.

This Administration has been really quick to 'inadvertently' let slip their awesomeness, not so good on taking responsibility for the FUBARS.

[NC_Skins]

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