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Skidmore

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Sun Nov 24, 2019, 05:11 PM Nov 2019

William Barr Helped Build America's Surveillance State

https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/william-barr-helped-build-americas-surveillance

UPDATE: On Feb. 14, 2019, the Senate confirmed William Barr to be the next attorney general of the United States by a vote of 54-45.

William Barr, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general, has a history of getting it wrong. From designing warrantless surveillance programs to justifying the president’s power to disregard acts of Congress, Barr has advanced dubious legal theories that have been rejected by the courts, Congress, and the public.

As Barr begins the confirmation process, senators must question Barr on his record regarding the right to privacy and the Fourth Amendment — which raises serious concerns about his suitability to be attorney general. Barr has violated or supported violations of Americans constitutional rights, leaving a disastrous legacy of warrantless spying and government abuse....


I'd forgotten about this.
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William Barr Helped Build America's Surveillance State (Original Post) Skidmore Nov 2019 OP
Yep. K&R for visibility crickets Nov 2019 #1
K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #2
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