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17. It is apparent that there are two.....
Thu Jan 17, 2013, 08:47 PM
Jan 2013
K&R

... sets of Law in this nation. There's Law for us, and Law for the government, Wall street Banksters, Mitt Romney-types (the 1%), and Corporatistas.

If you or I were called to court and ordered by Law to provide documents, and went so far as to offer 99.9% redacted documents, we would be held in contempt of court.

But. If the Dept of Justice of the USG is called to court to do the same thing, and they indeed offer 111 pages of 99.9% redacted documents, why are they not held in contempt? Why are they, the Dept of Justice of the USG, above the Law? Why is Wall Street above the Law? Why are the 1% and the Corporations above the Law?

I wasn't able to read the entire article at the link. Did the Dept of Justice site National Security as it's reason for offering the redacted documents?

And exactly how can we the people obey the Law when they won't explain the reason for tracking the people in the first place? Why does the Dept of Justice not have to get a warrant to track the people? For all the world, this reminds me of the days of Herbert Hoover and the Frank Church Cointelpro hearings, except that there are no hearings. Are we a rogue nation now? Can anyone define what a rogue nation is to me? Thanks IDemo for the post!

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I guess even Holder can be an asshole from time to time. SpankMe Jan 2013 #1
Did you forget the sarcasm thingy? Scuba Jan 2013 #4
I agree ....... so many bankers and Wall Street types in prison Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #5
totally detached from any reality whatsoever frylock Jan 2013 #7
Yeah..... DeSwiss Jan 2013 #22
This is helpful. wtmusic Jan 2013 #2
The handwritten note at the top right shoudl start with "WTF" csziggy Jan 2013 #10
Black is black. We want our freedom back! DreamGypsy Jan 2013 #3
Justice is whatever these morally bankrupt torturer protectors say it is MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #6
N-i-i-i-i-ce... Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2013 #8
Those types have completely ignored the unPatriot Act nc4bo Jan 2013 #9
I have friends that became gun nuts..... AnneD Jan 2013 #16
+1 Bill of Rights yardwork Jan 2013 #11
The DoJ responded in the same fasion to the Fast and Furious subpoena's. AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #14
not even an "of" or a "the" anywhere in sight? 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #12
These kinds of redaction are nothing new in law. kaiden Jan 2013 #13
Not new and more often than not within the letter of the law. onenote Jan 2013 #15
It is apparent that there are two..... ReRe Jan 2013 #17
My guess is that they cited one or both of the following statutory exceptions to FOIA onenote Jan 2013 #21
K&R bobduca Jan 2013 #18
I previously believed that Bush-the-Lesser had set the Low Bar for Attorney General bvar22 Jan 2013 #19
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. ~George Orwell DeSwiss Jan 2013 #20
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