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by tablewatcher 3739 days ago
As someone who is not American it doesn't matter to me how it's worded or under what category it falls, but that the three letter agencies can completely silence individuals so that they can do whatever they want with immunity is absolutely terrifying. Lavabit, and the Ross Ulbricht case are particularly bad examples that spring to mind.
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Pretty much. It means the very basics of your legal system, the habeas corpus, went to the trash bin. And ours are unfortunatly following.