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Re:Pentagon surveilling Americans without a warrant, Senator... by mywittyname on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:26PM (#27146978)
> It seems silly tho that we need to pass a law to uphold what's already written into the constitution.

The constitution only grants or limits power of various branches of government, it doesn't prescribe punishments for breaking the rules. That's a job of Congress (or courts, for civil cases).

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Re:Pentagon surveilling Americans without a warrant, Senator... by 0xbadcafebee on Thursday May 13, 2021 @04:36PM (#27147100)
Even if the Constitution did prescribe punishments (what's a law without enforcement? wishful thinking.), everyone seems to think that just because there's some lines in the constitution that the matter is settled. We've been debating the constitution since it was written. We need laws to be tested in order to find out if they can or should be changed, or if we need to do something else.
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Re:Pentagon surveilling Americans without a warrant, Senator... by billytetrud on Friday May 14, 2021 @03:40PM (#27158839)
Yes, but it could have defined punishments for violating it. IMO it should have.
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