As reported by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the
EFF is suing the NSA and other government agencies on behalf of AT&T customers to stop the illegal unconstitutional and ongoing dragnet surveillance of their communications and communications records.What would be worse than the fact that Eric Holder's Justice Department is defending the case? This:
On June 6, the court held a long hearing in Jewel in a crowded, open courtroom, widely covered by the press. We were even on the local TV news on two stations. At the end, the Judge ordered both sides to request a transcript since he ordered us to do additional briefing. But when it was over, the government secretly, and surprisingly sought permission to “remove” classified information from the transcript, and even indicated that it wanted to do so secretly, so the public could never even know that they had done so.And then:
The Court allowed the government a first look at the transcript and indicated that it was going to hold the government to a very high standard and would not allow the government to manufacture a misleading transcript by hiding the fact of any redactions. Ultimately, the government said that it had not revealed classified information at the hearing and removed its request. But the incident speaks volumes about the dangers of allowing the government free rein to claim secrecy in court proceedings and otherwise.So the Justice Department wanted to edit the transcript secretly to protect classified information, but when the judge refused, the government found no classified information there.
This is just one example of why in my opinion Eric Holder is the worst AG in my lifetime. He should resign and President Obama should chart an entirely new course in this kind of thing.