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by sib 146 days ago
Just because the government can't buy it, doesn't mean they can't ask for it reeeeallllllly persuasively.
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tastyfreeze 145 days ago
Government is supposed to follow the law as much as everybody else. Whatever they do has to hold up as legal in court when contested. If they acquire information illegally they will be losing trials.
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sib 144 days ago
If only. (cf., parallel construction)
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