Federal Courts Rule In Favor Of Edward Snowden's Leak: Bulk Data Collection Illegal

[PEB]

"The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on Thursday that the bulk collection of Americans

 

[Makani]

Good, fuck 'em. And the "Well, if you've got nothing to hide..." folks.

 

[7437]

The important thing is that the guy who exposed government wrongdoing is still wanted for treason

 

[Ayin]

The important thing is that the guy who exposed government wrongdoing is still wanted for treason

This is always going to be the shocking and dissapointing part.

 

[ManiacTroll]

Yea, people who claimed otherwise were/are delusional. At least now it's official they are retards.

 

[Jing]

What happens now?

 

[The ScorpioN]

What happens now?

The usual. No one takes responsibility and the man who exposed them is still wanted for treason.

 

[Ayin]

What happens now?

I assume this will go through to higher courts and then go to Congress. After that?

The usual. No one takes responsibility and the man who exposed them is still wanted for treason.

Probably this end result.

 

[Makani]

The important thing is that the guy who exposed government wrongdoing is still wanted for treason

I'm a pro-government guy in general, but this is Exhibit A that working against your government does not mean you are wrong. Country owes Snowden a debt, but he'll probably only collect a bullet or a life sentence.

 

[PainIsLIfe]

I'm a pro-government guy in general, but this is Exhibit A that working against your government does not mean you are wrong. Country owes Snowden a debt, but he'll probably only collect a bullet or a life sentence.

I don

 

[Se4n]

I don

 

[Videer]

The important thing is that the guy who exposed government wrongdoing is still wanted for treason

Metadata collection is not exactly the only thing he exposed.

 

[deise69]

I don

 

[PainIsLIfe]

It's the government's fault for doing it in the first place. Stop trying to redirect the blame on the person who exposed them.

It's the govt fault for spying on other nations? I'm not redirecting anything; if he would have blown the whistle on the metadata and left it at that then I could agree that what he did was noble, but when he outed specific ways that we gather intel from other countries and terror cells he crossed the line.

 

[PainIsLIfe]

LOL "hampered our country

 

[Se4n]

It's the govt fault for spying on other nations? I'm not redirecting anything; if he would have blown the whistle on the metadata and left it at that then I could agree that what he did was noble, but when he outed specific ways that we gather intel from other countries and terror cells he crossed the line.

if it's so noble why are u concerned if it was leaked?