In a ruling released today, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said that National Security Letters suffer from "significant constitutional defects" and violate the First Amendment because of the way they can be used to effectively gag companies that receive them. Illston has ordered the FBI to stop issuing NSLs and cease enforcing their gag provisions in all cases. (http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/03/15/susan_illston_district_court_judge_declares_national_security_letters_unconstitutional.html)
I need to know why this is doomed and/or a cynical ploy to use even more covert tactics.
No, you just need to know that her order will be cheerfully ignored.
Yup. White House is already appealing the decision.
And I'm sure if they are ruled against, they'll find another way around it.
Quote from: Cain on March 19, 2013, 07:29:44 PM
Yup. White House is already appealing the decision.
And I'm sure if they are ruled against, they'll find another way around it.
Or they will ignore it.
The days of checks and balances are as dead as Glenn Miller's soggy arse.