Government Lawyers Appeal Ruling That Threatens NSA Phone Surveillance Program

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON – Government lawyers are asking the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington to overturn a federal judge’s ruling that threatens the National Security Agency’s practice of collecting every Americans’ telephone records every day.

The Justice Department filed its notice of appeal Friday. Meanwhile, Larry Klayman, the opposing lawyer who spearheaded the case against the NSA said he will ask the appeals court to refer the case directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled last month that the NSA phone records program was likely unconstitutional, so the government’s appeal was expected. In a separate case, a district judge in New York last month upheld the NSA program as lawful. The ACLU, which lost that case, said this week it will appeal that case.



Read more: http://www.660news.com/2014/01/03/government-lawyers-appeal-ruling-that-threatens-nsa-phone-surveillance-program/

[KoKo]

1. Well...it's going to be hard going up against the Power of the Government..

What else can one say.

[villager]

2. Yeah, with all its hope and change and unchecked surveillance and such....

Alas.

[Indi Guy]

5. It's like we're channeling Caribou Barbie, asking...

..."How's that hopey, changey thing workin' out for you?"

But where it comes to [font color="darkred" face= "comic sans ms" size="3"]Spys R Us[/font] she pretty much nailed it.

[OnyxCollie]

3. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[2banon]

4. thanks for keeping us up to date.. n/t

[cui bono]

6. Why is the Obama Administration's justice dept so intent on spying on us?

What dimension of chess is this?

[Indi Guy]

7. It's not Obama's call.

He can't control the spooks any more than Kennedy could. If he earnestly tries to, he knows he could end up like JFK.

[PSPS]

8. Yeah, right.

Here we are, five years in, and there are still people claiming "Obama is powerless" because "they" will "get" him "just like" <insert name of dead politician here.>

The fact is that, if Obama wanted to, he could scuttle all of this with the stroke of a pen. But he doesn't want to. He isn't the person you think he is or want him to be. Sorry. We have five years of actions (as opposed to wonderful speeches) with which to draw accurate conclusions.

[christx30]

10. Anyone that doubts you

can just look at the indefinate detention provisions of NDAA. He could have vetoed it and forced those interested parties in Congress to override his veto. He didn't do that. He signed it and included signing statements saying, basically, "Trust me. I won't use this. Wink." It was later declared unconstitutional by a Federal judge. He could have let it go, if he was actually against it. Instead, he fought to get that ruling reversed by the same judge.
It shows where his opinion on the issue lies.

[blkmusclmachine]

9. Change! (the channel)

REAL "Change" ... meh, not so much.