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Pholus

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9. It's not for neoAmericans living under neoFeudalism.

Reply to think4yourself (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 03:05 PM

Aug 2013

It's just the new normal.

National Security Letters need to stop now. They might have served a useful purpose in the beginning but mission creep makes them inherently unjust.

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Lavabit founder: 'My own tax dollars are being used to spy on me' [View all] 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 OP

Yep, this, this is Kafka, the NSLs, that is Kafkaesque. bemildred Aug 2013 #1

Draconian Express: "are we there yet?" 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #3

hope the dude has a good lawyer, he is going to need it... snooper2 Aug 2013 #2

Gag orders are evil 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #5

A lot of people are going to be needing lawyers. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #7

Democracy Now think4yourself Aug 2013 #8

It's not for neoAmericans living under neoFeudalism. Pholus Aug 2013 #9

Kick. Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #4

^ Wilms Aug 2013 #6

Other than violating the Fourth, Fifth, and First Amendments, are there any others? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #10

We are WAY beyond anything McCarthy could have fantasized about... bvar22 Aug 2013 #11

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #12