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Appeals Court Holds Firm: The Government Cannot Be Sued For Violating Its Own Wiretapping Laws
Submitted by Persona non grata on Mon, 2012-12-10 00:00
Between the "sovereign immunity" that is unlikely to ever be waived and the ability to designate damning evidence post-facto as "state secrets," the NSA has set itself up with the ability to run a constitutionally dubious, but legally sound, domestic spying program. The system of checks and balances our nation was formed on now more closely resembles a series of erected walls protecting government agencies from being held accountable for their actions.
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