spookythrow
Re:U.S. court: Mass surveillance program exposed by Snowden was illegal
on Thursday September 03, 2020 @09:51AM (#24364020)
You assume it is possible for Trump to lose presidential support. Just as he said, "I could shoot somebody in the middle of 5th avenue and not lose voters". People don't care who gets elected, they really just vote party-line.
However, if Snowden were pardoned, and Cannabis were legalized, I do think Trump would win centrist and libertarians.
Re:Ninth Circuit rules NSA's bulk collection of Americans' call record...
on Thursday September 03, 2020 @09:37AM (#24363892)
> Now, if you believe that these agencies have amassed and hoarded enough of the money they've already been given that they now have an endowment that can perpetually fund their activities, then yes, that would mean you really can't stop them. But I'd find it hard to believe that's the case; what they do is not cheap, and I'd be surprised if there's all that much left over after they spend their yearly budget on regular operations.
What do you think In-Q-Tel[1] is for? It's about ensuring that the TLAs will exist in perpetuity regardless of Congress.