Federal appeals court in New York rules that the NSA program to collect phone records is illegal

[dixiegrrrrl]

WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court ruled Thursday the National Security Agency’s controversial collection of millions of Americans’ phone records isn’t authorized by the Patriot Act, as the Bush and Obama administrations have long maintained.

The NSA has used the Patriot Act to justify collecting records of nearly every call made in the U.S.

rest is behind wsj paywall.

but info is sufficient to hope the tide is turning..........

[Sherman A1]

1. Yes,

[Lint Head]

2. The Patriot Act is nothing more than a law that was past

to invade and destroy Constitutional protections and privacy. It has protected no one and adds zero value. Cheney wanted a "fuck you" law and he got it.

[Wilms]

3. ^

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Thank you again, Edward Snowden.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. He played it smart.

Whistleblowers are never seen as good guys until the passage of years.