A good day for the USA. More of the Patriot Act rulled unconsitutional - GoFuckYourself.com

kane · 12-16-2008, 04:10 PM

Just saw this and thought it was worth posting. A federal appeals court today upheld a ruling that struck down part of the Patriot Act as being unconstitutional. The part struck down prevented anyone who got a national security letter from the government requesting sensitive material from speaking out. This basically meant the government could go to an ISP and request private customer information and records then force the ISP to remain quiet about it. The court found that this forced gag order violated the first amendment.

I personally feel that about 98% of the Patriot Act needs to be tossed out so any victory against it is a good one.

Here is the full story.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Court_...down_1216.html

Martin · 12-16-2008, 04:25 PM

Yes, that is good. Cheers.

Big Red Machine · 12-16-2008, 04:40 PM

If you give up liberty for security....you'll have neither

CarlosTheGaucho · 12-16-2008, 06:30 PM

Well it is just about time.

Sly · 12-16-2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Red Machine

If you give up liberty for security....you'll have neither

Good ol' Benny...

Robbie · 12-16-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Red Machine

If you give up liberty for security....you'll have neither

Exactly

kektex · 12-16-2008, 08:21 PM

Not such a good day but a small step in the right direction at least:

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It remains the case that ISPs served with an NSL are forbidden from speaking out; the difference is that under the ruling it will be somewhat easier for the ISPs to challenge that gag order, and the government will have to do a little bit more to persuade a court to maintain the gag when it is challenged. But despite what the ACLU's press releases imply, this is really not a 'victory' for them, or at least only a very minor one.

from : http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/12/16/1944252

Donfoolio · 12-16-2008, 08:24 PM

a band-aid on a severed head is pretty useless

Ethersync · 12-16-2008, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Red Machine

If you give up liberty for security....you'll have neither

Yeah, people sure need to be reminded of this...

Donfoolio · 12-16-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ethersync

Yeah, people sure need to be reminded of this...

I try every day in every facet of my life.

Barefootsies · 12-16-2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Donfoolio

a band-aid on a severed head is pretty useless

kane · 12-16-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Donfoolio

a band-aid on a severed head is pretty useless

It is better than nothing. This is how things like this tend to happen. Rarely is there one big case that removes the entire thing, more likely it is a series of small victories that slowly eats away at it.

Donfoolio · 12-16-2008, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kane

It is better than nothing. This is how things like this tend to happen. Rarely is there one big case that removes the entire thing, more likely it is a series of small victories that slowly eats away at it.

Yeah, but a revolution comes in a Tidal Wave.

kane · 12-16-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Donfoolio

Yeah, but a revolution comes in a Tidal Wave.

But a revolution starts with whisper.

Donfoolio · 12-16-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kane

But a revolution starts with whisper.

no doubt

12-16-2008, 04:10 PM	#1
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	A good day for the USA. More of the Patriot Act rulled unconsitutional Just saw this and thought it was worth posting. A federal appeals court today upheld a ruling that struck down part of the Patriot Act as being unconstitutional. The part struck down prevented anyone who got a national security letter from the government requesting sensitive material from speaking out. This basically meant the government could go to an ISP and request private customer information and records then force the ISP to remain quiet about it. The court found that this forced gag order violated the first amendment. I personally feel that about 98% of the Patriot Act needs to be tossed out so any victory against it is a good one. Here is the full story. http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Court_...down_1216.html

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