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Re:Show HN: thedaywefightback.js by bmelton on Wednesday February 05, 2014 @08:15PM (#7188075)
It just occurs to me, though I'm signed up and all, that I don't actually want "new laws" that curtail online surveillance. I don't personally believe that the current interpretation of law is Constitutionally valid, and what I really want is for more gravitas to be given to the 'old laws', namely, the fourth amendment.

I don't know that I expect you guys to change it, or whether or not my non-solution is actually workable, or that it will necessarily stop me from displaying the banner; Either way, while I'm not trying to be a pedantic nay-sayer, I couldn't let it go unmentioned.

Re:Show HN: thedaywefightback.js by joshfraser on Wednesday February 05, 2014 @08:46PM (#7188205)
I agree. History has shown that new laws are largely used to legalize the behavior. The wording should focus on the fact that mass surveillance is unconstitutional and we want our leaders to support the constitution that they swore to uphold.