Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 days agoTIL That the government's mass surveillance programs operating under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, have never stopped an act of terrorism.www.aclu.orgexternal-linkmessage-square261fedilinkarrow-up11.21Karrow-down118file-text
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1external-linkTIL That the government's mass surveillance programs operating under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, have never stopped an act of terrorism.www.aclu.orgAnonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 days agomessage-square261fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoIf we are being honest with ourselves it was simplely a act of defiance by congress. The actual authorization provided by 702 doesn’t expire until much later anyway. It will be likely reintroduced because “security”
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoIt is members of congress acquiring actual fear for their personal safety Yes it is defiance of a sort, but not the kind that readily comes to mind when someone uses that word
If we are being honest with ourselves it was simplely a act of defiance by congress. The actual authorization provided by 702 doesn’t expire until much later anyway.
It will be likely reintroduced because “security”
It is members of congress acquiring actual fear for their personal safety
Yes it is defiance of a sort, but not the kind that readily comes to mind when someone uses that word