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> And that's probably something that needs to be argued in front of the Supreme Court.

do you really want that?

the supreme court will rule 5-4 in favor of the administration, where 2 of those 5 judges were placed there by the current president

what people want is for the thin fabric of society to not be challenged when people already recognize that it exists on shaky legal ground, not nearly in line with the social contract in their head

obama administration had considered an espionage act charge but didn't want the first amendment challenge, if they had the supreme court they would have done it as well



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