Why New Ruling Against NSA’s Illegal Phone Records Program Will Have Big Implications

21st Century Wire says…
We’re now two years down the road from the first Snowden leak, this week’s NSA ruling in Washington will send the ACLU’s lawsuit back to the District Court.
Those 2016 Presidential candidates who are not afraid of controversy (not the ‘front-runners’, of course) have seized on this issue as central one:
‘Critics of the NSA were quick to commend the ruling, with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), a contender in next year’s presidential race, saluting the Second Circuit ‘for upholding our Constitution and protecting our Fourth Amendment rights.’
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont), the GOP hopeful’s potential opponent in 2016, issued a statement as well saying, ‘In my view, the NSA is out of control and operating in an unconstitutional manner.’ (Source: RT)
The Patriot Act’s hugely controversial Section 215 blanket government spying provision is scheduled to expire, or ‘sunset’, in only a few weeks – unless Capitol Hill lawmakers can agree on a ‘reauthorization’ bill.
Problem, reaction, solution. Is it any wonder why we’ve seen a ‘resurgence of terror’ inside the US during these last weeks?

This post was published at 21st Century Wire on MAY 8, 2015.