DOJ Tries, But Fails, To Delay ACLU Lawsuit Over NSA Spying
from the case-moving-forward dept
The Justice Department desperately tried to delay the ACLU's recently filed lawsuit over the NSA's surveillance efforts. The DOJ claimed that, since the intelligence agencies have been working to declassify info on those programs, any lawsuit should wait until those decisions are made. Thankfully, however, Judge William Pauley recognized that justice delayed is justice denied and rejected that argument. The case will move forward with motions filed by the end of August and the case to begin by November.
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Not holding my breath
Let's hope they get a judge with a steely set.
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The executive branch has done everything it can to prevent this from coming to court. They will continue to do as they have done before, claiming that no one has standing to bring the case forward, stonewalling, delaying, being shifty about what is being done, how effective it is, and worse of all, how badly it goes against both the wording and the intentions of the Constitution.
Saying it is legal, doesn't make it so. Time and again we see laws made that have to be ruled unconstitutional in court. Saying that these programs have oversight is another smoke and mirror tacit.
It's high time that the direction this country is going in is changed back towards something resembling what it's supposed to be instead of the laughing stock of the global when ever the Secretary of State wants to claim human rights mean something.
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Given the scrutiny given to the Arguements by the Supreme Court last time, I expect any they don't have standing FUD to not have any standing with the court.
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more time
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The end game begins
I can only cheer at this point. Whether or not it gets further is up to judges who have an independent mind, and thank heaven there's still one-Judge Pauley.
I'm sure the NSA and the government together will bring all of their savage cunning into play. They've never hesitated to stoop to the lowest levels in previous cases.
I'm holding my breath, and hoping for an actual judicial decision in favor of the Constitution this time.
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We have seen that play many times, don't be surprised to see the DOJ use it again
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Thanks
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