Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Democrat-Dominated Senate OKs Warrantless Email Snooping

Remember how Bush was vilified for the Patriot Act? That Act required a warrant.
(Buzzfeed) Legislation sent to President Obama this week quietly removed language in a bill that would have — for the first time — forced law enforcement to obtain a warrant to read Americans' email. Currently, private email that has been stored by a third party for more than 180 days can be accessed by the government without a warrant.

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