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Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance” (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

because it failed to include the most important requirement to protect Americans' civil rights: that law enforcement get a warrant before targeting a US citizen

So, he wants the government to dig dirt on US residents, but only if they're immigrants or temporary workers.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the Constitution protects anyone on American soil, not just citizens.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not since the patriot act.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Talk to the interned Japanese or the community organizers in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood bombed by the Philly PD. It wasn't just starting with the Patriot Act.

The US has a long and storied tradition of claiming "These people don't count" when enumerating civil rights.