• Dunning Kruger@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    It sounds like the assertions here are:

    1. “Mass surveillance is not lawful and the government thus agreed not to do that.” Which is to say- the government will not do something if it is illegal.

    2. The greater good of the work that the Department of Defense needs to do may justify infringement of some individual liberties.

    3. The Department of Defense is run by lawful actors who can be trusted to make lawful decisions based on their own discretion.

    Is this right?