Comments on: U.S. asserts state secrets privilege in AT&T lawsuit http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AT&T surveillance lawsuit still alive - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8513 AT&T surveillance lawsuit still alive - Homeland Stupidity Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:05:28 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8513 [...] The Department of Justice asserted that litigating the case would reveal national security secrets, causing exceptionally grave damage to the national security, and moved to dismiss the case. In July, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker denied the government’s motion to dismiss, ruling that “because the very subject matter of this litigation has been so publicly aired . . . dismissing this case at the outset would sacrifice liberty for no apparent enhancement of security.” [...] [...] The Department of Justice asserted that litigating the case would reveal national security secrets, causing exceptionally grave damage to the national security, and moved to dismiss the case. In July, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker denied the government’s motion to dismiss, ruling that “because the very subject matter of this litigation has been so publicly aired . . . dismissing this case at the outset would sacrifice liberty for no apparent enhancement of security.” [...]

]]> By: State secrets privilege denied in AT - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8512 State secrets privilege denied in AT - Homeland Stupidity Sun, 23 Jul 2006 07:29:29 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8512 [...] The government said that a court case challenging the National Security Agency’s terrorist surveillance program could not proceed because of state secrets. The federal judge looked at the secret government data which they said would support its claim of the state secrets privilege. And then he said they were full of crap and denied the state secrets privilege. [...] [...] The government said that a court case challenging the National Security Agency’s terrorist surveillance program could not proceed because of state secrets. The federal judge looked at the secret government data which they said would support its claim of the state secrets privilege. And then he said they were full of crap and denied the state secrets privilege. [...]

]]> By: U.S. uses state secrets privilege in two more NSA lawsuits - Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8511 U.S. uses state secrets privilege in two more NSA lawsuits - Homeland Stupidity Sun, 28 May 2006 17:08:15 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8511 [...] In April, the government also invoked the state secrets privilege in a lawsuit filed against AT&T by the Electronic Frontier Foundation alleging that the company had provided technical assistance to the NSA to implement the terrorist surveillance program in violation of law. [...] [...] In April, the government also invoked the state secrets privilege in a lawsuit filed against AT&T by the Electronic Frontier Foundation alleging that the company had provided technical assistance to the NSA to implement the terrorist surveillance program in violation of law. [...]

]]> By: NSA collects call records for most Americans - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8509 NSA collects call records for most Americans - Homeland Security or Homeland Stupidity Thu, 11 May 2006 11:12:43 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8509 [...] The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against AT&T for its role in the terrorist surveillance program, which EFF says is illegal, and the government has said it will use the state secrets privilege to shut down the lawsuit. [...] [...] The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against AT&T for its role in the terrorist surveillance program, which EFF says is illegal, and the government has said it will use the state secrets privilege to shut down the lawsuit. [...]

]]> By: Oppressed by Bush http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8508 Oppressed by Bush Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:47:24 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/04/29/us-asserts-state-secrets-privilege-in-att-lawsuit/#comment-8508 Ha ha...A fitting logo for a company that has betrayed the very people who put them on this earth. Then again, one can only wonder if the government did something unspeakable to coerce them. So I guess the Government is entitled to set themselves above any law. All they have to do is label the trail of evidence as "state secrets" by simply asserting that it is so. By the same token, they could just as easily use these powers and make almost anyone, who has become a nuisance to their agenda, disappear (ashes and all). Probably the only hope we have is to be extremely popular in the public eye—the rest of us won't be missed, we are just castle meat. ____________________________________________________ O mother of our universe Come down to hear our cry Our country's leaders falter It's citizens disappear and die Our lust for OIL entombs us The powers of greed divide Take not thy Liberty from us But save us from our lies Ha ha…A fitting logo for a company that has betrayed the very people who put them on this earth. Then again, one can only wonder if the government did something unspeakable to coerce them.

So I guess the Government is entitled to set themselves above any law. All they have to do is label the trail of evidence as “state secrets” by simply asserting that it is so. By the same token, they could just as easily use these powers and make almost anyone, who has become a nuisance to their agenda, disappear (ashes and all). Probably the only hope we have is to be extremely popular in the public eye—the rest of us won’t be missed, we are just castle meat.
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O mother of our universe
Come down to hear our cry
Our country’s leaders falter
It’s citizens disappear and die
Our lust for OIL entombs us
The powers of greed divide
Take not thy Liberty from us
But save us from our lies

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