Even though, of course, it hasn’t worked and is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment:
Federal Judge Rules NSA Metadata Collection Legal (via slashdot)
A federal judge in New York has ruled that the National Security Agency (NSA) has the legal right to collect metadata on phone calls made within the United States. In so doing, Judge William H. Pauley III of the U.S. District Court for the Southern…
Believe this guy? Fuck that noise. If all of human history has taught us anything, it’s that power will corrupt and be used corruptly. No exceptions. Rather naive, this judge. I assume this is all political kabuki so that the issue is sent to the Supremes for rubber stamping by the Fascist Five.
Nice turns of phrase you’re using these days, Ron. “Fuckushima”; the “Fascist Five”.
Good stuff.
Give the SC a little more time, and pretty soon it will turn into the “Nazgul Nine”.