Opinion: Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened<br /> by [[Radley Balko]] in The New York Times Opinion<br /> accessed on 2026-09-10T11:38:03
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- Sep 2026
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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the only category of federal employees to be prosecuted consistently for their crimes since Sept. 11 has been whistle-blowers who have drawn attention to government abuses.
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The “sneak and peek” provision was used more sporadically at first — just 23 times in 2002. It soared in the years that followed and was used 5,601 times in 2012 alone. Almost eight in 10 of those were for drug investigations. Just 34, or 0.6 percent, were related to terrorism.
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- civil liberties
- Espionage Act
- Patriot Act
- law enforcement
- surveillance capitalism
- government surveillance
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- terrorism
- "sneak and peek" warrants
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- whistleblowers
- federal employees
- drug investigations
- government overreach
- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
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- May 2015
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www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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However, it will take time to inform FBI field offices of the new guidance, and there are certain types of information that it won't be able to get.
Yes, that's the whole freaking point. They shouldn't be able to get this information.
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a never-used program to monitor potential "lone wolf" suspects who haven't been tied to terrorist groups
How are we supposed to believe this hasn't been used when the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, is widely regarded by the public to have lied to Congress under oath about surveillance programs?
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theoldreader.com theoldreader.com
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Congress needs to start over from a blank sheet of paper, "knowing what we know now", as they say.
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