Sunday, March 17, 2013

FBI's national security letters unconstitutional

A U.S. District Court judge has found that the FBI's national security letters violate the First Amendment.  Individual rights trump the slow slide down the slippery slope to a police state.  It is sad that so few in the Obama administration value a free and open society.
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  1. MikeMarch 18, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    And maybe a Fourth Amendment violation as well. Here's an article about the 50th anniversary of the Gideon v. Wainwright decision which may make you feel a little better about that fine old document from 1787: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/18/17330063-a-nobodys-legacy-how-a-semi-literate-ex-con-changed-the-legal-system?lite

    Within the article is a PDF from Stetson Univ. Law Review by Bruce Jacob, the attorney who argued the case for the losing side (i.e. Wainwright)

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  2. UnknownMarch 18, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    Mike:
    Thanks for the comment and. Yes, it surely is a "fine old document." It is one that I wish more politicians and government officials would obey.

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