Quotes for All
No one statement wrested from its context is a sufficient warrant for actions that plainly controvert other commands. How excellent a thing it would be if the whole Church of Christ had learned that no law of life may be based upon an isolated text. Every false teacher who has divided the Church, has had, … Read more
Whoever after due and proper warning shall be heard to utter the abominable word Frisco, which has no linguistic or other warrant, shall be deemed guilty of High Misdemeanour, and shall pay into the Imperial Treasury as penalty the sum of twenty-five dollars. Emperor Norton
Nobody’s life is interesting enough to warrant a third memoir. Elizabeth Gilbert
Time — when pursued like a bandit — will behave like one; always remaining one country or one room ahead of you, changing its name and hair color to elude you, slipping ou the back door of the motel just as you’re banging through the lobby with your newest search warrant, leaving only a burning … Read more
Prosperity: that condition which attracts the lively interest of lawyers, and warrants your being sued for damages, or indicted, or both. Elbert Hubbard
I think it’s reasonable that the government, when it has a warrant from a court, when it’s exposed to scrutiny by a legal process that would be upheld, not just nationally, but internationally as a reliable and robust standard rights protection, they can enjoy certain powers. This is no different from having the police able … Read more
When the police officers knock on your door with a warrant, they don’t expect you to give them a tour. It’s supposed to be an adversarial process so that it’s used in these extraordinary powers are applied only when there’s no alternative. Only when they’re absolutely necessary, and only when they’re proportionate to the threat … Read more
It’s OK if we wiretap Osama bin Laden. I want to know what he’s planning – obviously not him nowadays, but that kind of thing. I don’t care if it’s a pope or a bin Laden. As long as investigators must go to a judge – an independent judge, a real judge, not a secret … Read more
Microsoft is in a court battle with the Department of Justice. The DOJ is saying, \”We want information from your data center in Ireland. It’s not about a US citizen, but we want it.\” Microsoft said, \”OK, fine. Go to a judge in Ireland. Ask them for a warrant. We have a mutual legal-assistance treaty. … Read more
If I target for example an email address, for example under FAA 702, and that email address sent something to you, Joe America, the analyst gets it. All of it. IPs, raw data, content, headers, attachments, everything. And it gets saved for a very long time – and can be extended further with waivers rather … Read more