HiYaBarbie
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Comment · 11 years ago
I've debated lots and lots of other psychopaths, going through variations of those bullshit distractions, so I'll just not bother now.
Comment · 11 years ago
How does it matter?
Comment · 11 years ago
> One thousand times NO. The rule of law applies to all equally.
This is just your cognitive dissonance talking.
You can say "NO" a million times, but Bradley Manning was just imprisoned without trial (and tortured for months.. years?), even though Habeas Corpus was supposed to apply.
> The president murders their spouse, expect them to be charged.
Why would you expect that? If the president murders his spouse, he's probably reasonably sure he'll get away with it. Otherwise he probably wouldn't.
> By definition the rule of law applies to all.
That's what we're trained to believe.. so many TV shows and movies show police officers risking their lives in fighting crime and courts being fair and just and all, but have you ever dealt with the court system? Did you get justice?
You've probably heard of "plea-bargaining", right? http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/12556-overwhelming-use-of...
People are blackmailed into accepting a punishment for something they haven't done, to avoid the potential life-ruining punishment for whatever outrageous bullshit they're charged with (that they haven't done either).
And you insist that everything is fine?
Maybe this will clarify things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNIgztvyU2U
Comment · 11 years ago
Look, the NSA as an organization, as a whole, is blatantly violating the Constitution, which is supposedly the most sacrosanct law of the nation.
The fact that they don't care about what laws say doesn't get any clearer than that.
The fact that no one from NSA has gone to jail for the NSA violating the Constitution shows.. well, pretty much that the government doesn't bother punishing itself for violating its own laws.
To be fair, that would be kind of silly, after all.
Comment · 11 years ago
You're right to point out that the NSA doesn't give a fuck about the law, but..
> the rule of law is the point, it is a necessary condition for a civilized society and MOST ESPECIALLY the government needs to be bound by it
You seem to be overlooking the fact that the organization that makes the laws is, by definition, above them. The government is not bound by its own laws any more than a King or Emperor by his, back in the day.
The reason why you see crimes go unpunished is that people with political power and/or connections are effectively above the law.
Comment · 11 years ago
> they are probably allowed, under the same charter that allows CIA to conduct HUMINT missions, to attack Italian security companies
They are definitely not allowed, under the Constitution, to monitor everyone, but they do it anyway. You know this too.
So why do you discuss legislation as if it mattered to the NSA, when their actions show it clearly doesn't?
Comment · 11 years ago
Payment fees are high and plentiful because banks are a state-maintained cartel everywhere.
For example, it's outrageous that they charge us something like $30 - $60 for a wire transfer, but that's what happens when they can charge just about whatever the fuck they want, because there is no competition!
Comment · 11 years ago
Yeah, that was seriously weird. No one needs an emoticon to tell himself his own mood.
It could be useful for surveillance purposes though..
Comment · 11 years ago
Alright. Well, we're talking about something that might be theoretically possible, but is impossible in practice. I don't think it matters.