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Re:Twitter discloses national security letters by anigbrowl on Friday January 27, 2017 @07:03PM (#13503909)
That's what trials are for. The trial system is deeply imperfect, but investigating someone with a view to putting them on trial is not inherently untoward. You seem to be arguing that a trial should precede an investigation.
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Re:Twitter discloses national security letters by matt4077 on Friday January 27, 2017 @07:21PM (#13503988)
They are arguing for the 200-year+ tradition of getting a judge to sign off on invasive investigations.
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Re:Twitter discloses national security letters by anigbrowl on Friday January 27, 2017 @07:31PM (#13504033)
And when they do so they complain about judges' willingness to do it. There is no procedural solution that will ever be satisfying to people who wish to return or a technologically simpler time.
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