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		rhizome on Oct 21, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Virginia Police Have Been Stockpiling Private Phon... The train has not left the station, because the legality of many of the behaviors and practices of the intelligence community is unsettled law. Furthermore, the what is legal can be changed through legislation.

icelancer on Oct 21, 2014 [–]

Getting those in power to relinquish or put restrictions on their power is historically a pretty impossible task

rhizome on Oct 22, 2014 | [–]

Not as impossible as when those who comprise the voting body think of the task as a foregone conclusion.

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