Re:Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.’s Bulk Data Collection
by line-zero on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @01:01AM
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*In the United States, the Congress is prohibited from passing ex post facto laws by clause 3 of Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution.*
Re:Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.’s Bulk Data Collection
by zodiac on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @09:13AM
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But if that hypothetical law were passed by Congress, people sued under that law would argue that the law was unconstitutional, and any competent court would agree, acquit the person, and strike down the law.
Re:Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.’s Bulk Data Collection
by bandushrew on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @01:19AM
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The problem is that laws and clauses of the constitution only provide protection if there is political will to allow it to do so.
The second that the people in power have no actual political will to follow them, the fact that laws exist provides no protection.
In the United States, the Congress is prohibited from passing ex post facto laws by clause 3 of Article I, Section 9 of the United States Constitution.