News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on DEA authorized to conduct surveillance on protestors. Parent comment

Re:DEA authorized to conduct surveillance on protestors by dantheman on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:43AM (#23399797)
You mean like how FDR threatened to do that during the new deal, and then the court backed down and let all sorts of unconstitutional stuff through?

When we ended a government of enumerated powers and everything could be done at the federal level without an amendment - great things like the drug war.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:DEA authorized to conduct surveillance on protestors by bduerst on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:50AM (#23400663)
FDR packed the court with his own judges when others had retired during his term. That's how he got the New Deal through, not on threats or cowing.
[ Parent | on HN ]