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Originally Posted by DWB
He said HE had the authority. Unless he is lying, that means he had the authority, not just the ability.
Of course the law is being broken, that is part of the point of all of this. Warrants are no longer needed. If this was all on the up and up, he wouldn't be a "whistle blower" as there would be nothing to blow his whistle about.
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I don't think he did have the authority to do anything. I don't think he knows who had the authority. And that line gets blurred quickly.
Years ago I worked for the phone company, and was in charge of a 24 hour operator center. The building was also the switching hub. When the FBI came to put a tap on the line, they didn't come with a warrant - all of that was done way above me by attorneys. Instead, I was told by my bosses they were coming.
If every NSA sub contractor stopped and demanded to see a warrant every time nothing would get done. It's entirely possible Snowden had no idea when a warrant was issued or not.