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Re:Why discussions on cyber snooping have been so painful fo... by barrkel on Saturday June 29, 2013 @06:24AM (#5961959)
Outrage generally isn't triggered by breaking laws; rather, "moral rules" and "disrespect".

A certain strand in the US considers the constitution an almost sacred document. Their outrage is less about laws being broken, and more about a perceived violation of sanctity. I'm fairly confident they don't feel the same way about e.g. driving 5mph over the limit.

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Re:Why discussions on cyber snooping have been so painful fo... by Ygg2 on Saturday June 29, 2013 @06:51AM (#5962014)
Constitution is the highest form of law. IANAL but from what I understand all laws are made in such way that they shouldn't contradict constitution. If laws openly go against the constitution it weakness its position as the supreme law of a state/nation (for better or for worse).
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