Judge deals NSA defeat on bulk phone collection..NSA phone program likely unconstitutional

[69360]

Good news-

http://news.yahoo.com/judge-deals-nsa-defeat-bulk-192758776.html

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge says the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records violates the Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches. The judge put his decision on hold pending a nearly certain government appeal.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon has granted a preliminary injunction sought by plaintiffs Larry Klayman and Charles Strange, concluding they were likely to prevail in their constitutional challenge. Leon ruled Monday that the two men are likely to be able to show that their privacy interests outweigh the government's interest in collecting the data. Leon says that means that massive collection program is an unreasonable search under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment.

The collection program was disclosed by former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden, provoking a heated debate over civil liberties.

 

[eduardo89]

Judge Rules NSA’s Indiscriminate & Arbitrary Invasion Of Privacy Likely Unconstitutional

Judge Rules NSA’s Indiscriminate & Arbitrary Invasion Of Privacy Likely Unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled Monday that the National Security Agency program which collects information on nearly all telephone calls made to, from or within the United States is likely to be unconstitutional.

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[eduardo89]

This is huge, people!!

 

[puppetmaster]

Stayed pending

 

[EBounding]

I liked this:

 

[pcosmar]

And just who is going to enforce this?

 

[CaseyJones]

Judge: NSA phone program likely unconstitutional

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/national-security-agency-phones-judge-101203.html

A federal judge ruled Monday that the National Security Agency program which collects information on nearly all telephone calls made to, from or within the United States is likely unconstitutional.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon found that the program appears to violate the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable searches and seizures. He also said the Justice Department had failed to demonstrate that collecting the information had helped to head off terrorist attacks.

Acting on a lawsuit brought by conservative legal activist Larry Klayman, Leon issued a preliminary injunction barring the NSA from collecting so-called metadata pertaining to the Verizon accounts of Klayman and one of his clients. However, the judge stayed the order to allow for an appeal.

 

[green73]

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[Contumacious]

This is huge, people!!

True.

But the reason he said likely is because the scumbags in the Supreme Court have sworn to aggrandize the powers of the federal government by any means necessary.

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[ZENemy]

Can someone show me a government program that was halted due to a judge calling it unconstitutional? I cant find even one, not that wasn't overturned right away.

 

[ZENemy]

And just who is going to enforce this?

Nobody, the program will stay in place.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

Stayed pending

YEAH...WTF... judge imposes a stay on his own ruling.

Give you the appearance of rule of law... don't worry the double entendre judicial system will pull another excuse out of there butts and the ruling will get swept to the gutter.

They will get to the judge/courts, most likely with future, bribery or blackmail... those are the only two options in US government today.

 

[Anti Federalist]

And just who is going to enforce this?

Exactly.

You think the NSA gives a fuck about what some fed judge says?

Until we the people are willing to do what the people of East Germany did to the STASI and it's facilities, not a fucking thing will change.

 

[ZENemy]

Exactly.

You think the NSA gives a fuck about what some fed judge says?

Until we the people are willing to do what the people of East Germany did to the STASI and it's facilities, not a fucking thing will change.

Correct.

 

[69360]

And just who is going to enforce this?

Nobody and they will still do it. But if it is ruled unconstitutional and illegal, the feds will not be able to use any evidence obtained this way in court against anyone.

 

[tommyrp12]

And just who is going to enforce this?

I concur with the rest of the good folks here.

Good question . IMO no one, definitely not Eric Holder ,DOJ, or anyone else under the executive. If its not clear what a joke checks and balances are, this should remove any doubt.

 

[ZENemy]

Im sure we will be told "The NSA it too big to Jail"

 

[ObiRandKenobi]

makes too much sense. impeach him!

 

[pcosmar]

Nobody and they will still do it. But if it is ruled unconstitutional and illegal, the feds will not be able to use any evidence obtained this way in court against anyone.

Drone strikes do not require evidence or courts.

 

[dillo]

Nobody and they will still do it. But if it is ruled unconstitutional and illegal, the feds will not be able to use any evidence obtained this way in court against anyone.

haha, if you get a trial