Obama Pushes for Increased Electronic Surveillance Powers
Snoopy
Scalia dissents, joined by Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan.
The president, who first campaigned on a claim to constitutional expertise, is now the document's biggest threat.
Because they're not snoopy enough now
Which might marginally improve the situation
A little Fourth Amendment protection for the road
Feeling a little pressure, Eric?
Presumably with plenty of abuseable exceptions
Transparently control-freaky
It wasn't me! It was the Deputy AG!
Which wouldn't seem all that "unfettered"
Architect of the growing security state?
Is there a rule of threes for scandals?
Oh, that's not disturbing at all
Civil liberties, now despised by both major parties
Fourth Amendment, remember?
That's some good encryption, but Cupertino can get bypass it for the cops
Accuses officials of ever-shifting rationales for the practice
All your email are belong to us
That's B&E and battery to you and me
Clearly, an effective barrier to excessive nosiness
White House wants legislation enacted that will punish Internet service providers who fail to cooperate with FBI requests and court orders.
That's not how "public safety exception" works
The Empire will crush the resistance
What is this "warrant" of which you speak?
Bill extending Fourth Amendment to all electronic documents goes to the Senate for a vote.
A little love for the Fourth Amendment
And one reason why it should.
Police investigate guy for no reason at all
No Miranda Rights for Dzhokhar
In related news, tax audits of members of Congress skyrocketed ...
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