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Biden signs bill criticized as “major expansion of warrantless surveillance” (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 50 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

It's very funny that the workable compromise between "this is important for national security" and "this infringes on basic liberty" is "maybe we just do it for 2 years and see how we feel after that."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

It's always permanent. The short time period is just for the sake of getting it voted in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That's how I got my first girlfriend.